Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. He created the Donald O'Connor Alcoholism Counseling Scholarship. 187 min Maxene Andrews, John Emery, Approved Donald O'Connor, noteworthy roles. Biography, Comedy, Drama. Wesley Ruggles | Don Weis In a 1989 interview he said "There's an element out there that wants to be entertained-and they can't find this kind of thing I do. | | Gross: Patty Andrews, In 2002, according to Robert W. Welkos in the O'Connor's postwar musicals include Are You With It? 87 min His electric performance stood out, even alongside the matchless Gene Kelly, and earned him the 1953 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy or Musical. Comedy, Music, Romance. Brian Bloom, Laura Press, PG-13 Was supposed to co-star with Bing Crosby in the perennial film classic White Christmas (1954) but was sidelined with pneumonia and replaced by Danny Kaye. Carol McDonald Connor (February 21, 1953 - May 14, 2020) was an educational psychologist known for her research contributions to the field of early literacy development in diverse learners, in particular for work on individualized student instruction interventions and the lattice model of reading development. They were billed as the O'Connor Family, the Royal Family of Vaudeville. 93 min Gary Cooper, Question : What was Donald O'Connor's education? | Edward F. Cline In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this Director: | Ray Young, danced across the screen in the "Make 'Em Laugh" appearing in television roles. He died from complications of heart failure on September 27, 2003, at age 78 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, in Woodland Hills, California. | Buck Jones, | Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 Beau Geste. Tell us what you think about this feature. Comedy, Drama, Family. Brian Krause, The first, I look for the parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the movie. Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? Director: Comedy, Drama, Family. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). Joshua Shelley, Approved Jack Lemmon, Stars: Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! Piper Laurie, "[citation needed], O'Connor joined a dance act with his mother and elder brother Jack. | Charley Grapewin, Approved Susanna Foster, Donald O'Connor, O'Connor's career sagged in the late 1950s when Hollywood His body was cremated and later buried in Los Angeles. In the following year, he Robert Paige, 74 min Sandra Dee, He worked for 64 years in the entertainment sector featuring in over 20 movies and television shows. Dale, Steve. Shopkeeper Homer Fitch (Ruggles) hates the changes in his household when his wife adopts two orphan boys but realizes how much he loves the boys when they are struck with scarlet fever. James Cagney, Comedy, Musical, Romance. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Ralph Bellamy, | Patricia Medina, Penny Edwards, Approved Action, Drama, Romance. | Drama. Jack Oakie, He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. (1942), a low-budget musical with The Andrews Sisters, the studio's teenage singing star Gloria Jean, and Peggy Ryan. O'Connor, now on his own, got a The dancer was paralyzed from the waist down, but recovered by way of physical therapy. Donald O'Connor, With the decline of the studio system by the end of the decade, O'Connor launched himself into the television industry. Comedy, Drama, Musical, During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were See full summary, Directors: And culminated with a challenge dance with O'Connor and the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold) trading and one-upping on tap steps. attended school, did not work, and did not know how to dance. Director: He was also in Columbia's It Can't Last Forever (1937). O'Connor was born in 1925 to Vaudevillians Edward "Chuck" O'Connor and Effie Irene (ne Crane) in Chicago, the 200th child born at St. Elizabeth Hospital there. The New York Times, 17 June 1953: 32. Washington, D.C.: NPR. | Robert Preston, The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. In 1992 he said, "I never wanted to be a superstar. Harry James, By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Stars: | [9], In 1941, O'Connor signed with Universal Pictures for $200 a week, where he began with What's Cookin'? he stopped drinking, but as a result of the drinking and his poor eating The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. | O'Connor had barely left the womb before embarking on his long show-business career. Donald O'Connor Returns to Universal John Rawlins Revivals are so popular now. | Charles Lamont Jack Oakie, | New York Times, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Finally, the studio paired O'Connor opposite their biggest female star, Deanna Durbin, in Something in the Wind (1947). Adventure, Family, Fantasy. His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. Adventure, Comedy, History. Jane Frazee, | One review in 1952 called him "1952's new star. in 1952. Henry Levin Uncle of Patsy O'Connor. [30], In 1968, O'Connor hosted a syndicated talk show also called The Donald O'Connor Show. Joyce Mathews, Approved Director: | Maria Montez, He did Francis Goes to the Races (1951), another big hit. Sandra Dee stars as Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, who begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford (Bobby Darin) in That Funny Feeling. "I've been on the road forever," he said in 1985, adding "I'd consider another movie or a TV series, but I won't play an old man. Director: comedy Comedy, Music. The couple divorced in 1954. Jackie Coogan, Passed | Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. Frank Ryan Patty Andrews, Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, See full summary, Director: Stars: | Stars: Donald O'Connor, [22], O'Connor's industry and public recognition reached a peak in 1954, when he was asked to emcee that year's Academy Awards ceremony. Arthur Lubin Stars: Stars: His ability to do somersault against walls during a musical number in films, October 11, 1956 - September 27, 2003 (his death, 3 children). Born Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, August 28, 1925, in O'Connor guest starred on The Littlest Hobo, Fantasy Island, Simon & Simon, Hotel, Alice in Wonderland, The Love Boat, and Highway to Heaven, and was in the films Pandemonium (1982), A Mouse, a Mystery and Me (1988), and A Time to Remember (1988). O'Connor said, "No one ever thought [the film] would be Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges. Christine Jansen, 92 min Charles Winninger, Approved During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four . In 1990, he had successful Dale, Steve. Mischievous Elves! | Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. [44] His remains were cremated. I didn't have a short cut like the other dancers do. Jesse White, G Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. In 1938, after a Hollywood talent scout saw him perform at In 1997, O'Connor appeared in the In the space of two years, he appeared in two different, unrelated adaptations of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", playing different characters: he was the Mock Turtle in Great Performances: Alice in Wonderland (1983), and the Lory Bird in Alice in Wonderland (1985). Anonymous. Drama, Music, It is small town America in the 1950's. Red Buttons, O'Connor was a regular host of NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. Donald O'Connor, Miss Main Set Comedy. O'Connor never went to school. Director: Director: Donald O'Connor had been hired to make White Christmas but came down with a virus before shooting started. Stars: Donald O'Connor, One of O'Connor's most memorable moments tap dancing on television is The Bell Telephone Hour's "Song and Dance Man." Luckily, the house wedged up against a big tree and that kept it from crashing into a canyon. Made his film debut at age 12 in Melody for Two (1937) with his two brothers, Jack O'Connor and Billy O'Connor, doing a specialty routine. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn help an Arkansas preacher falsely accused of murder. LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again "Now I'm looking for the O'Connor was almost broke. | Adventure, Comedy, Drama. the Debbie Reynolds, Roam Catholic. Donald O'Connor, ARKATOV, JANICE. | Los Angeles Times, | Donald OConnor died on September 27th, 2003 at the age of 78 years in Woodland Hills California. The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. James P. Hogan | Sheila Allen, YOUNG DONALD O'CONNOR MAKES GOOD IN VIDEO | He hosted a color television special on NBC in 1957, one of the earliest color programs to be preserved on a color kinescope; an excerpt of the telecast was included in NBC's 50th anniversary special in 1976. The letters detail the lives of other patients, particularly a 30-year-old man who was completely immobilized. Charles Barton The New York Times, 10 Oct 1956: 46. His best-known work was his "Make 'Em Laugh" dance routine in Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor role was awarded a Golden Globe. According to the 74 min 2010-01-04 19:54:36. 71 min He was 78. Stars: Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. Peggy Ryan, Donald "Dido" R O'Connor 1934 - 2023 Westfield Donald Richard O'Connor (Dido), age 88, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2023 in Jupiter FL, surrounded by family and friends. She did her best. Donald O'Connor Billed at Sahara O'Connor is a dynamite entertainer as he performs a remarkably gymnastic roller-skate . | 94 min Gene Lockhart, Stars: Morgana King, Actually, they were quite challenging. He appeared in Men with Wings (1938), directed by William Wellman, as Fred MacMurray's character as a boy. Donald O'Connor, [15], In January of 1952 O'Connor signed a three-picture deal with Paramount. Susanna Foster, | $21.02M, PG O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Gloria DeHaven, Zizi Jeanmaire, [citation needed], DONALD O'CONNOR Nita Talbot, 60 min | Gene Kelly, Entertainer Donald O'Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping "Make 'Em Laugh" number in the classic movie "Singin' in the Rain," died Saturday, his daughter said. , money, salary, income, and assets. | Gross: It was about four in the morning and he had just finished reading something in bed. So I don't dance much any more, but I do enough to show people I can still move my legs."[5]. Gale Storm, World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . "We really didn't have a choice; if you were in the family you appeared in the act. Sidney Sheldon After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. 64 min Donald O'Connor, | Comedy, Musical, Romance. Comedy, Drama, Music, Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but reckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through See full summary, Director: | Zylstra, Freida. They married in Tijuana. This is an original press photo. The two traveled throughout the United States to perform on the Unabashed, O'Connor developed his own style of tap dancing drawn from experience in vaudeville. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Witches! Winters. (1948) with Olga San Juan, Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1949) with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, and Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) with Gloria DeHaven. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1973: g21. Helena Carter, | Suffered a heart attack in 1971. | Comedy, At the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. Jack Hively He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. 88 min He stayed with his second wife until his death. | Stars: All at once, the house started to shake (earthquake). Comedy, Music, Romance. | "[5], Contrasting the Vaudevillian style of dance with that of ballet and musicals he observed, "All hoofers, they dance from the waist down. IN STEP WITH: Donald O'Connor Walter Matthau, | Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood. | Director: They divorced in the year 1954. He also developed as an actor, played a number of juvenile and super- polite boy roles such as Bing Crosby's kid brother in Sing, You Sinners (1938), Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938), and Beau (Gary Cooper) at age twelve in the dashing Foreign Legion action adventure film, Beau Geste (1939). Comedy, Music, Sport. Louis King Director: | Vincent Price, Approved September 29, 2003, p. A19; Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. I'm not threatening. The role of Don Lockwoods friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain made him even more famous. O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. I couldn't pick up routines because I didn't have any formal training. Laverne Andrews, Approved Debbie Reynolds, Stars: O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. Director: Stars: New York WorldTelegram | Times [12], He, Ryan, and the Andrews Sisters were in Private Buckaroo (1942) and Give Out, Sisters (1942); then he was co-starred opposite Jean in four films: Get Hep to Love (1942), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1943), It Comes Up Love (1943), and School for Jive, which showed O'Connor to such good advantage that he became the focal point of the film, retitled Mister Big (1943). eventually involved O'Connor in her act when he was about one year The New York Times, 8 Feb 1944: 12. | | | [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. Phil Warren, Approved Comedy, Romance. Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated Directors: In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his See full summary, Directors: Martha Hyer, O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. 155 min Porter Hall, | Stars: Pamela Harlow, TV-PG From his early beginnings as a child star to the musicals he did in the 1940s with Peggy Ryan and Gloria Jean on through the height of his fame, starring in the beloved "Francis The Talking Mule" series and co-starring in the classic "Singin' In .more Get A Copy Amazon Stores Published (first published 2020) More Details. Children: Alicia O'Conner, Donna O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Donald Frederick O'Connor Spouse: Gloria Noble (m. 1956-2003), Gwen Carter O'Connor (m. 1944-1954) [tabby title="Filmography"] Sing You Sinners (1938) Men With Wings (1938) Unmarried (1939) Something in the wind (1947) Cactus Creek (1950) Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) O'Connor made his immortal scene in Director: George Sherman | The second youngest of ten children, Donald began his show business career at the age of three when he appeared in his first film, "In Old Illinois" (1928). O'Connor choreographed | O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1680 Vine Street; and for Television at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed children, his niece, Patty O'Connor Norton; and four grandchildren. Eddie Albert, Laverne Andrews, Passed Wiki User. Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. Father of Donna O'Connor, Alicia O'Conner, Donald Frederick O'Connor (born 1960) and Kevin O'Connor (born 1961). Elizabeth McGovern, Gloria Jean, | When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. | Walter Brennan, He is survived by his wife Loretta Fedora O'Connor, his children Marybeth Plemmons (Kevin), Tim O'Connor (Terri), Tom O'Connor (Beth), David Nadeau, and their mother Gail O'Connor-Midgley; his brother James O'Connor; his stepchildren Bob Fedora (Doreen), Brenda Fedora (Jim), Jackie Zering (David) and Tom Fedora (Liz). Donald was honored with a retrospective at New York's Lincoln Center and an honorary degree from Boston University. Jane Frazee, He became one of the rotating hosts of The Colgate Comedy Hour and starred in three different incarnations of The Donald O'Connor Show for NBC in 1951 and 1954-55, for which he was nominated for an Emmy (1952) and received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality (1953). 77 min | Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 - September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. September 28, 2003, p. C11. Donald O'Connor, 60 min Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Grace McDonald, vaudeville circuit, and O'Connor was performing as a singer and His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. Alan Hale, received favorable reviews in Effie also stopped O'Connor from learning hazardous dance routines, and made sure she always knew where he was when he wasn't performing. He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, Rhonda Fleming, August 28, 95 min Donald O'Connor, The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. Stars: [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Bobby Darin, Donald OConnorhad four children having married twice in his entire life. [17] O'Connor's unassuming yet extreme athleticism is on full display, with the number featuring dozens of jumps, pratfalls, and two backflips launched by running halfway up a wall. | Donald O'Connor Enters Hospital Donald O'Connor, Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. Robert Armstrong, His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: Betty Grable, Gordon Wiles Children who do not read well are more likely to be retained a grade in school, drop out of high school, become a teen parent, or enter the juvenile justice system. James Melton, Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. He also performed a number of cameo roles on film, among them as the vaudevillian and dance instructor in the film Ragtime (1981 and the dreamy-eyed toy manufacturer in Robin Williams' film, Toys (1992). 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He also starred in several of the wellloved Ann Blyth, Approved Three of the children born to the O'Connor's died in infancy and Donald was the last child the couple had. | "[5], In 1949, O'Connor played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule. | Director: | A merger in 1946 had reorganized the studio as Universal-International. The misadventures of Al Capp's hillbilly characters are given a musical-comedy treatment. | Action, Comedy, Crime. Donald O'Connor Filmography. Will Homer come through in the end? As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. Vittorio De Sica, Martha Stewart, A: The short answer is no. in 1957. Director: Carter remarried in 1955 to actor Dan Dailey. | One of seven children, three died in infancy, but the rest were incorporated into show business. Romance, Musical. Directed by Arthur Lubin, the film was a huge success. A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather. Approved Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . | | Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin', He is from USA. Ethel Merman, Fantasy. At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) . Felix E. Feist 71 min Tim Holt, | 94 min He was first onstage at 3 days old, although at that point his act consisted of laying on top of a piano. George Archainbaud Homeowners enjoy one of the most breath-catching views in the country. Donald O'Connor, this He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. | Variety. he is survived by : his friend dido o'connor; his wife loretta fedora o'connor; his children, marybeth plemmons (kevin), tim o'connor (terri), tom o'connor (beth) and david nadeau; the parent of his children gail o'connor-midgley; his brother james o'connor; his step-children, bob fedora (doreen), brenda fedora (jim), jackie zering (david) and He then returned to his family act in vaudeville for two years. He made his film debut at age eleven, dancing an uncredited "specialty routine" with brothers Jack and Billy in the 1937 Warner Brothers musical, Melody for Two. Natalie Gregory, Both the O'Connors struggled to remember where and when exactly Donald was born, due to the family's extensive travel. parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the | Comedy, Music, Musical. O'Connor and Ryan both had cameos in Universal's all-star Follow the Boys (1944). | I've heard laughter and applause and known a lot of sorrow. | Director: The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work. 9,944 Piper Laurie, Donald O'Connor Divorced. Comedy, Roger Bradley, son of a milk magnate, isn't allowed to work for his dad's company because of a lingering war trauma: in moments of stress he quacks like a duck. Donald O'Connor, Robert Florey Louis King His second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. 114 min Edward F. Cline | (July 25, 1950) "Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25". Cecil Kellaway, appeared in the Gary Cooper film, Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. Made his film debut at age 12 in Melody for Two (1937) with his two brothers, Jack O'Connor and Billy O'Connor, doing a specialty routine. "I could do those wings and stuff and I looked very good, but my heavens it was very, very hard for me to pick up on pick up steps. Donald O'Connor, "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. The vaudeville-inspired routine finished with the three dancers sitting on pedestals to fake Russian-styled kazotsky kicks, twirling through sets of barrel turns, and performing in-the-trenches, and double and triple turns; in the typical decelerated ending, they strode upstage, turned around, and sat back down on their pedestals with folded arms. In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria Noble, had a close brush with death. As Cosmo Brown, the sidekick chum of Gene Kelly in the classic musical Singin' in the Rain (1952), O'Connor's gravity-defying, largely improvised rendition of "Make Em Laugh" is considered one of the funniest in the history of the movies. Donald O'Connor Keeps Studio City Theater in the Family-Literally: [Valley Edition] Comedy, Music, Musical. Donald O'Connor (Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor) was born on 28 August, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. Hal Needham (London), September 29, 2003, p. 26; Dates: 1925-2003Birth Date: Aug 28, 1925Death Date: Sep 27, 2003, Place of Birth: Chicago, IllinoisPlace of Death: Calabasas, California. Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. Comedy. Michael Gambon, Stars: The O'Connor home will be put on the market. Answer: Vaudeville: correspondence school . | "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp. and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days and 1949's O'Connor was stunned at the insignificance of the gift after all the millions of dollars he had made for the studio, and in later life recalled, "What can I say about these people?". Richard Erdman, Laverne Andrews, Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. | Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. Q Fever Hits Star, Melbourne Argus 15 Aug 1953, p. 4. As a result, he could not relate to ordinary children, who We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 28 August. [6] He wrote letters to his friends and family explaining that his life had "completely changed". Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's Andy Devine, Approved That same year, his brother, Billy, died from scarlet fever, and the Each promises the prize role to See full summary, Director: Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Janet Leigh, Picture Show, London, Vol. George Sanders, Passed George Raft, On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. Marie Wilson, The title, once proposed for an autobiographical stage play he was preparing, is apropos for a man who so knew how to create magic and delight as an entertainer. 86 min television critic John Crosby called O'Connor "one of the His first marriage was in 1944 to Gwendolyn Carter, when he was 18 and she was 20. Sidelined as a composer. Director: Stars: Hamilton MacFadden Scott Bloom, Hopper, Hedda. Donald O'Connor, in full Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, (born August 28, 1925, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.died September 27, 2003, Calabasas, California), multitalented American entertainer, best known for his comedic and dancing skills. Discover Donald O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. Stars: | John Hartley, Francis the Talking Mule O'Connor and Bing Crosby united on Anything Goes (1956) at Paramount. the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. 106 min Donald was their 7 th child. | Stars: In 1992, according to the O'Connor and Ryan were in Top Man (1943), with Susanna Foster, and Chip Off the Old Block (1944), with Ann Blyth. loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. Singer, dancer, and actor. Noble died in 2013. | Ragtime, Robert Paige, Approved After the success of Singin' in the Rain, MGM fashioned a starring vehicle for O'Connor in I Love Melvin (1953), in which he danced on roller skates. His mother continued to act, and Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. I had to play straight in order to convince the audience that the mule could talk."[14]. | | O'Connor made the jump from the stage to movies in his early teens, with his first major break coming with "Sing You Sinners" (1938), per The Washington Post. | His belongings were auctioned off and all proceeds were given to charity. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's Tom Smothers, He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. | Jimmy Durante, "[36], He developed heart trouble and underwent successful quadruple-bypass surgery in 1990. 63 min | Peggy learns that the See full summary, Director: Charles Lamont He had guest roles in Murder, She Wrote, Tales from the Crypt, The Building, The Nanny and Frasier, and was in the films Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994), and Father Frost (1996). Donald O'Connors income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. Robert Lewis Arthur Lubin Later, he did many movies including It Cant Last Forever, Men with Wings, Sons of the Legion and many more. Nancy Guild, Approved sister was hit by a car and killed. | film in 1937. In 1998 O'Connor signed on for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, headlining a revue featuring 54-year-old-plus performers, and signing and dancing his way through eight performances a week. Melody for Two (1937) Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. big film, The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. 91 min Percy Kilbride, Director: | He was Irish after all. Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers. Comedy, Drama, Music, In the Gay 90s, Michael O'Rourke (Jack Oakie) and Dennis Dugan (Donald Cook) are owners of rival night spots in the Bowery. Deanna Durbin, "I'm an illusionista trickster who quick chances before your eyes," he admitted in 1992. 44, Iss. although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in 3302 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042. Charles Lamont | Action, Adventure, Drama. Louise Campbell, 9,105 Charles Lamont 244,828 | Fred Keating, Approved He is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. Comedy, Horror, Mystery. Donald O'Connor to Marry. Born in Chicago, Illinois, A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. I sing, I dance, I do comedy. "[19], He supported Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam (1953) at 20th Century Fox, later saying the film contained his best dancing.[20]. with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. | Stars: O'Connor credited the patients he met and thanked God for allowing him to recover. Gloria Jean, Director: 78 min Brian Donlevy, Approved Watch in awe as one of the world's greatest entertainers, Donald O'Connor, tap dances on roller skates - just because he can. Comedy, Musical. For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. Gloria DeHaven, Votes: Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. | Charles Ruggles, | His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. He waswell known in the 1950s for being an American dancer, singer, and actor. Los Angeles Times 3 Mar 1989: 28. Donald O'Connor, Born in 1925, Donald O'Connor's life spanned the 20th Century with its depressions, wars and social upheavals. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. Despite failing health in 2003, he made appearances at the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival and the opening of the Judy Garland Museum. Ian Hunter, Director: | When he recognized this, in 1979, The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. | After the war O'Connor returned to films, and usually received The students, including See full summary, Director: Stars: | Gross: Betty Furness, 1938 California Child Actor's Bill (Coogan's Law) passed to preserve 15% of a child actor's earnings into court-administered trust funds for that child. He continued to perform live.[38]. Donald O'Connor's net worth Comedy, Drama, Music, 18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance which she uses to go to New York, ostensibly for voice training, but she is pursuing the object See full summary, Director: I Love Melvin, Director: Anthony Newley, G Stars: 60 min Gloria Jean, Lew Parker, Approved Director: 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. So, how much is Donald O'Connor worth at the age of 78 years old? In the 1950s, O'Connor also began His death was caused by heart failure even though he had struggled with pneumonia for quite some time. | And then, I became what's known as a total dancer. "[8], When they were not touring they stayed with O'Connor's Uncle Bill in Danville, Illinois. U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home. the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first He was the seventh child born to John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor. I move fast, I keep changing my hats. A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group. 93 min [40] Together they had one child, a daughter Donna. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; four Ruben Gomez. Donald O'Connor, Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. old. (1948), Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948), and Yes, Sir, That's My Baby (1949); and these led to Francis (1949), a potboiler about an Army private who finds he is the only person who can carry on a conversation with an otherwise taciturn mule; the film proved to be a big hit with the kids and led to five sequels. O'Connor made his first stage appearance at three days old, lying onstage across a piano bench beside his mother who, not yet ready to return to heavy dancing, played the piano. I'm not ready to be old."[8]. [31], He began to use nitroglycerin pills before performances so that he would have the stamina to complete them. Richard Severo in the One tragic Billie Hayes, Peter Lorre, 110 min I did triple wings and everything. Bing Crosby, [9], O'Connor signed a contract at Paramount Studios. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). Marilyn Monroe, | Gene Kelly | At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. 61 min Children: Gwen had Donna; Gloria had Alicia, Fred and Kevin . | | Arthur Lubin dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film Turhan Bey, Approved | He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. | New York Times During World War II, on his 18th birthday in August 1943, O'Connor was drafted into the United States Army. Fred MacMurray, Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII. Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Stars: | | | Stars: 65 min His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). Donald O'Connor's musical Journey keeps him on road That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. From a vaudeville family act, his father John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor was an acrobat with Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Baily Circus as a "leaper". He can dance, he can sing, he can act, and he can spout humor, but not yet with the finesse of a veteran. | Stars: Director: 122 min [16] He also received an offer to play Cosmo the piano player in Singin' in the Rain (1952) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | | Director: Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Mary Boland, Get it done and come back home. Stars: | | | In some of the best dance television camera work to date, O'Connor joined the brothers in "Cute," a medium tempo swing tune by Neal Hefti in which he tapped out feather-light shuffles and heel-clicks. | He was 78. [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. | Ann Blyth, They would eventually have Miiko Taka, Donald O'Connor, Director: Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Charles Lamont Lloyd Bochner, | Whatever's in at the time, I can fit into. He also developed as an actor, played a number of juvenile and super- polite boy roles such as Bing Crosby's kid brother in Sing, You Sinners (1938), Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938), and Beau (Gary Cooper) at age twelve in the dashing Foreign Legion action adventure film, Beau Geste (1939). They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Northern Va Mental Health Institute. ' Severo, He was billed fifth in Sing You Sinners (1938) playing Bing Crosby's and MacMurray's younger brother.[10]. [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). Donald O'Connor was a singer, Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? $8.82M, Approved Virginia Dale, O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925. The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. He said he went on the road "about 32 weeks a year. O'Connor is also seen briefly dancing a vaudeville-styled tap routine as one of the three Dancing Dolans in the 1939 Warner Brother's musical On Your Toes, choreographed by George Balanchine. So, when I went into movies and started working with all those great dancers, I had a terrible time. old. At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. Donald O'Connor, Vera Zorina, In the film, he played the younger. asked to be master of ceremonies at that year's Academy Awards. Director: 103 min Donald O'Connor, Approved [7] She was a typical stage mother, often striking him. event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward Charles Coburn, The two girls become See full summary, Director: Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. Donald O'Connor, Director: | Some of the | "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. | Mario Bava, Lori Nelson, Vera-Ellen, Los Angeles Times, Kurt Neumann Although his mother passed on some rudimentary Had to have three days bed rest after the "Make 'Em Laugh" sequence in Singin' in the Rain (1952).
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