Lew Parker, Approved 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. 71 min Grace McDonald, Approved Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: A: The short answer is no. | In 1998, he signed on for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, a revue featuring 54-year-old + performers. 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. They were billed as the O'Connor Family, the Royal Family of Vaudeville. O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. 88 min Hopper, Hedda. Billie Hayes, Jeannie Elias, | Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. Susanna Foster, [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Phil Warren, Approved | This is an original press photo. Betty Grable, Stars: 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. Walter Brennan, Director: It was his first feature film role in 16 years. Director: Pamela Harlow, TV-PG Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. in 1952. act with his brothers, Billy and Jack, and the three boys made a short His belongings were auctioned off and all proceeds were given to charity. | Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 - September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Maria Montez, Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: n_a50. Three of the children born to the O'Connor's died in infancy and Donald was the last child the couple had. [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. | Donald O'Connor, In 1992, according to the A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partners tracking down a missing Santa. Joyce Mathews, Approved Stars: Peggy Ryan, 32,469 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. Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. Patty Andrews, Donald O'Connor, Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated from . Donald O'Connor in Drama Role With Vince Edwards O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). Jack Hively | Stars: In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria Noble, had a close brush with death. Donald O'Connor, The students, including See full summary, Director: Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". sister was hit by a car and killed. "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. Stars: Gloria DeHaven, Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. Brady, James. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. musicals went out of style, although he did appear in the title role of Gloria DeHaven, Votes: Biography, Comedy, Drama. We have estimated LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). | Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers. | Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). Jackie Coogan, Passed [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). In 2002, according to Robert W. Welkos in the Charles Barton Frieda Inescort, Passed Walter Lang Donald O'Connor's net worth The New York Times, 17 June 1953: 32. Stars: 3302 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042. 91 min It's located in an upscale neighborhood in the unincorporated area called Village of Oak Creek, just outside Sedona. I sing, I dance, I do comedy. received favorable reviews in Stars: children, his niece, Patty O'Connor Norton; and four grandchildren. Fred MacMurray, Stars: | [30], In 1968, O'Connor hosted a syndicated talk show also called The Donald O'Connor Show. Los Angeles Times, CA. I Love Melvin, | I hope so." | They divorced in the year 1954. Peggy Ryan, Arthur Lubin "[5], When O'Connor was only two years old, he and his seven-year-old sister, Arlene, were hit by a car while crossing the street outside a theater in Hartford, Connecticut; Donald survived, but his sister died. Chicago Daily Tribune 27 July 1950: c1. In the 1950s, O'Connor also began His second wife Gloria Noblehad three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Some of the Stars: | | 94 min He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. [6] He wrote letters to his friends and family explaining that his life had "completely changed". Donald O'Connor Weds Secretly. Weekend All Things Considered; Washington, D.C.: 1. Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . So, when I went into movies and started working with all those great dancers, I had a terrible time. Tom Smothers, Carter remarried in 1955 to actor Dan Dailey. Dinah Gaston, With the decline of the studio system by the end of the decade, O'Connor launched himself into the television industry. | | which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. | Jane Frazee, That same year, his brother, Billy, died from scarlet fever, and the Had to have three days bed rest after the "Make 'Em Laugh" sequence in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Robert Armstrong, forces, eventually became an alcoholic. He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. 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. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 28 August. Three other siblings died during childbirth. | [6] His brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. | Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, in 1957. Virginia Vale, Approved One of seven children, three died in infancy, but the rest were incorporated into show business. | [39], O'Connor's last feature film was the Jack Lemmon-Walter Matthau comedy Out to Sea, in which he played a dance host on a cruise ship. Donald O'Connor, Miss Main Set Comedy. "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Peggy Ryan, Adventure, Comedy, Drama. Donald O'Connor, Director: Susanna Foster, "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. | Irving Pichel He did Francis Goes to the Races (1951), another big hit. Beau Geste. Stars: 2010-01-04 19:54:36. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. Lillian Gish, O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was James P. Hogan Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. Charles Ruggles, Born in Chicago, Illinois, | Singer, dancer, and actor. That number, along with the cheerily strutted "Good Morning," danced with Debbie Reynolds and Kelly, and the vaudeville-inspired "Fit As a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)" danced with Kelly, rewarded him with a Golden Globe Award (over Kelly) for his performance. | asked to be master of ceremonies at that year's Academy Awards. Stars: Stars: Los Angeles Times, | "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. the | "Our entire family composed an act", he says. | 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. Ann Blyth, Approved Helen Vinson, Approved Patty Andrews, Comedy, Romance. Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Los Angeles Times 3 July 1976: b4. After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. He continued to perform live.[38]. In the 1940s, according to John Hartley, I'm still singing and dancing. He was Irish after all. Hopper, Hedda. Sidney Sheldon 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. 91 min They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Linda Gary, PG-13 Director: Dale, Steve. He appeared in Men with Wings (1938), directed by William Wellman, as Fred MacMurray's character as a boy. | So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. When they graduated from circus into vaudeville, all their children (seven were born, three died in infancy) were initiated into "The O'Connor Family," billed as "The Royal Family of Vaudeville." Northern Va Mental Health Institute. was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor Director: movie," he joked. | 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. [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. Donald O'Connor Returns to Universal 65 min 103 min Action, Adventure, Drama. Edward F. Cline Charles Lamont what a good part was had changed. Comedy, Mystery. | Ruben Gomez. The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. "[37], In 1998, he received a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars. Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. Donald O'Connor, James Melton, 1925, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America. | Piper Laurie, 155 min movies. New York Times His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. 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. Carol Kane, | Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1973: g21. Director: Upon O'Connor's return from military service Universal did not know what to do with their young star. Alice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky (Tom McLoughlin), a monster that appears due to her being afraid. | Louise Campbell, | Stars: released in 1953, was panned by both critics and audiences, but both "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. 106 min 95 min | His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. 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). Frank Ryan Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get See full summary, Director: Ray Milland, Drama, Music, Romance. 86 min Anthony Newley, G "[citation needed], O'Connor joined a dance act with his mother and elder brother Jack. (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. Nolle Adam, He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. 91 min | O'Connor claimed to have overcome his depression after being hospitalized for three months after collapsing in 1978. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. Comedy, Drama, Family. Zylstra, Freida. dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film | Director: He began appearing regularly on television. | Director: Chill Wills, Comedy, At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. Question : What was Donald O'Connor's education? | The New York Times, 10 Oct 1956: 46. Donald O'Connor, View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, See full summary, Director: Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. Gale Storm, Stars: He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . Washington, D.C.: NPR. dancer by the age of three. | Donald O'Connor, He stayed with his second wife until his death. 44, Iss. After the war O'Connor returned to films, and usually received [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. The live audiences created a certain spontaneity. It was about four in the morning and he had just finished reading something in bed. A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group. Born in Chicago, Illinois, O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days old. So I don't dance much any more, but I do enough to show people I can still move my legs."[5]. Sing You Sinners, Comedy, Romance, Western. Director: Hal Needham 1. Director: When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. Stars: In the following year, he In the 1950s, O'Connor reestablished himself as a comedic actor and tap dancer. Raymond Walburn, 105 min | | Director: Donald O'Connor to Marry. | One of O'Connor's most memorable moments tap dancing on television is The Bell Telephone Hour's "Song and Dance Man." 77 min On stage 3 days later in a basket on his mother's piano bench . Zasu Pitts, | Dale, Steve. U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home. 9,944 film in 1937. | Marie Wilson, Comedy, Drama, Musical. The Buster Keaton Story Janet Leigh, | 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. (July 25, 1950) "Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25". He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four . Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. George Marshall Gene Kelly, He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. Fred MacMurray, | 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. | Robin Williams, Director: Brad Dourif, Votes: Comedy, Family, Fantasy. He later did many more movies and TVs show after. | [16] He also received an offer to play Cosmo the piano player in Singin' in the Rain (1952) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. O'Connor was a regular host of NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. Donald O'Connor was a singer, [23], He starred in The Donald O'Connor Show (195455) for one season. Joan Cusack, Stars: | Gross: and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days | education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather. Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. Comedy, Crime, Music, Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopediasand does it well as he See full summary, Director: Comedy, Music, Musical. Thomas Travers O'Connor's mother was extremely possessive of her youngest son due to these traumas, not allowing him to cross the street on his own until he turned 13. Stars: His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. eventually involved O'Connor in her act when he was about one year Variety. Donald O'Connor, Stars: That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. Arthur Lubin Alfred Sole 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 Gloria Jean, greatest allaround talents in show business.". Charles Lamont [7] She was a typical stage mother, often striking him. called him "the funniest man around right now" and he He chose to keep much of his philanthropy work private. failure on September 27, 2003, at the Motion Picture Country Home and Director: After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate. He spent his childhood . continued to maintain sobriety. Bobby Darin, O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. | Plot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Comedy, Musical, Romance. appearing in television roles. Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? | Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. Maxene Andrews, | | 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). Arthur Lubin He soon falls for Wallace's niece Chris Hall. | Howard E. Rollins Jr., I've heard laughter and applause and known a lot of sorrow. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. 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. Lynne Overman, Later, he did many movies including It Cant Last Forever, Men with Wings, Sons of the Legion and many more. Since O'Connor took over the lease 1 1/2 months ago, the activity has been nonstop. musical work is probably. Bing Crosby, 81 min Romance, Musical. Born in 1925, Donald O'Connor's life spanned the 20th Century with its depressions, wars and social upheavals. New York Herald Tribune Musical, Romance, Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each discovers the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. He was first onstage at 3 days old, although at that point his act consisted of laying on top of a piano. O'Connor credited the patients he met and thanked God for allowing him to recover. Stars: Stars: Comedy, Music, Peggy (Peggy Ryan)), a messenger, delivers a telegram to The Flamingo Club where the Andrews Sisters (The Andrews Sisters) and Bob Edwards' Orchestra are appearing. 94 min Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. 87 min 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. Ann Blyth, Mamie Van Doren, Approved The house started sliding off its foundation. His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. Vittorio De Sica, Tell us what you think about this feature. | Desperate to escape from See full summary, Director: | 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). | He was also in Columbia's It Can't Last Forever (1937). Donald O'Connor, Peter Lorre, 110 min Everything about me is based on show business. | Something in the Wind, Tammy Alverson, Joyce Holden, Approved 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. Action, Comedy, Crime. Gloria Jean, In 1993, O'Connor released his own exercise-oriented video, Let's Tap. [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. O'Connor and Ryan were in Top Man (1943), with Susanna Foster, and Chip Off the Old Block (1944), with Ann Blyth. 95 min playing Bing Crosby's younger brother. Donald O'Connor, Approved Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. | Donald O'Connor, Times Donald O'Connor, He stayed with his second wife until his death. Director: | Gross: | On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. Director: appeared in the Gary Cooper film, | Comedy, Music, Romance. In the divorce Carter was given ownership of their home and custody of their daughter. Director: motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's Back Stage; New York Vol. Susanna Foster, Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. Comedy, Music, Sport. Lloyd Bochner, | | Stars: George Sherman Harry James, His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). | loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. costarring a talking mule. 71 min Los Angeles Times 3 Mar 1989: 28. "The scene was building to such a crescendo, I thought I'd actually have to kill myself," said O'Connor. "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. One tragic Helena Carter, Director: Robert Paige, Approved O'Connor, now on his own, got a Donald O'Connor, Martha Stewart, Eddie Albert, Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 1 Mar 1959: f3. 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. Comedy, Music, Romance, Victoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, Constance (Mary Lou Harrington), go to New York City to live with with their father, Tom Peabody (Ian Hunter). Jack Oakie, He waswell known in the 1950s for being an American dancer, singer, and actor. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: Director: Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. I do my concert work and I do night clubs and that kind of stuff. His first marriage was in 1944 to Gwendolyn Carter, when he was 18 and she was 20. Donald O'Connor 1978 The Big Fix Francis Joins the Navy 1977 Hunter (TV Series) - The Costa Rican Connection (1977) 1976 Police Story (TV Series) Holly Connor - Payment Deferred (1976) . Barry Levinson He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first He closed out the season with the Palm Spring Follies, performing in the last four shows after recovering from a serious illness that stopped him from performing. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. | Gross: Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. Noble died in 2013. Lloyd Bacon Family, Robbers! He is survived by his wife, Gloria; four Will Homer come through in the end? Director: Arthur Lubin Lori Nelson, The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star. O'Connor is a dynamite entertainer as he performs a remarkably gymnastic roller-skate . Comedy, Musical. Richard Severo in the And culminated with a challenge dance with O'Connor and the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold) trading and one-upping on tap steps. 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