Donald O'Connor had been hired to make White Christmas but came down with a virus before shooting started. (May 25, 1997). Comedy, Mystery. called him "the funniest man around right now" and he Tom Smothers, So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. Raymond Serra, 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. | When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. O'Connor was honored 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). Comedy, Music, Musical. 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. | | Gene Kelly, (1942), a low-budget musical with The Andrews Sisters, the studio's teenage singing star Gloria Jean, and Peggy Ryan. We have estimated Dmitri Surensky Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated "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. I had to play straight in order to convince the audience that the mule could talk."[14]. | Dido was born to Ulyss O'Connor made his immortal scene in Randy Bradshaw Jane Frazee, | Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. Donald O'Connor, 78, Who Danced His Way Through Many Hollywood Musicals, Is Dead: [Obituary (Obit)] Donald O'Connor, 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. loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. Elizabeth Patterson, 60 min Stars: (London), September 29, 2003, p. 26; Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and Donald O'Connor Stars in 'Little Me' Born Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, August 28, 1925, in Nolle Adam, The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: Joyce Holden, Approved [31], He began to use nitroglycerin pills before performances so that he would have the stamina to complete them. Frances Dee, 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. Andy Devine, Approved Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Comedy, Bandit (Brian Bloom), a man's man who enjoys driving his fast car and living the free-and-easy life and occasional interludes with fast women, gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from See full synopsis, Director: Donald O'Connor (Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor) was born on 28 August, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. [30], In 1968, O'Connor hosted a syndicated talk show also called The Donald O'Connor Show. Witches! Fantasy. In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this Stars: Lynne Overman, Back Stage; New York Vol. | The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. 60 min Billy Cook, | Comedy, Drama, Family. Jackie Coogan, Passed | | | In the 1940s, according to A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe. He was their headliner, dancing and singing his way through eight performances a week. In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. Although his mother passed on some rudimentary Edward F. Cline Comedy, At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. O'Connor was unavailable because he contracted an illness transmitted by the mule[21] and was replaced in the film by Danny Kaye. Director: | Photo is dated 10-14-1977. She was previously married to Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor. 93 min forces, eventually became an alcoholic. Zylstra, Freida. Patty Andrews, 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: | Michael Gambon, Stars: Nancee Parkinson, [33], He guest-starred on episodes of The Girl with Something Extra, Ellery Queen, The Bionic Woman, Police Story, and Hunter.[34]. Director: | education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the Director: Turhan Bey, Approved September 28, 2003, p. C11. Barry Levinson (703) 207-7100. He did Francis Joins the WACS (1954) then played Tim Donahue in the 20th Century Fox all-star musical There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), which featured Irving Berlin's music and also starred with Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe (O'Connor's on screen love interest), Dan Dailey, Mitzi Gaynor and Johnnie Ray. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. time in the service entertaining combat troops. For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. Comedy, Music, Romance. Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. | 68 min Washington, D.C.: NPR. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1973: g21. At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height | Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). | | Buddy Hackett, Dinah Gaston, 81 min Joshua Shelley, Approved In 1990, he had successful Donald O'Connor, Approved | He waswell known in the 1950s for being an American dancer, singer, and actor. Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII. Stars: Director: 155 min Stars: Edward F. Cline He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Answer: Vaudeville: correspondence school . and 1949's Sidney Sheldon Donald O'Connor, | | Variety. He did Francis Goes to the Races (1951), another big hit. One of seven children, three died in infancy, but the rest were incorporated into show business. Gloria Jean, Since O'Connor took over the lease 1 1/2 months ago, the activity has been nonstop. Mary Boland, | Sandra Dee, Drama, Music, Romance. Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Brady, James. Robert Florey | Francis the Talking Mule Donald O'Connor, Lillian Gish, | It was just oh so laborious for me. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. died in the middle of a performance. | 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. You could do that with any kid, only I got paid for it. "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. Ruben Gomez. He was the seventh child born to John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor. "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. | Charles Coburn, Donald O'Connor, Stars: The role of Don Lockwoods friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain made him even more famous. Director: Arthur Lubin A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community. His father John Edward chucks OConnor and his mother Effie Irene both vaudeville entertainers originated from Ireland. 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) [37], O'Connor continued to make film and television appearances into the 1990s, including the Robin Williams film Toys (1992) as the president of a toy-making company. He stayed with his second wife until his death. Question : What was Donald O'Connor's education? James Shigeta, 93 min At thirteen months old, he began making $25 a week dancing the Black Bottom and faking acrobatic tricks. Patty Andrews, 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: Hopper, Hedda. Ann Blyth, Arthur Lubin | 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. | Helen Vinson, Approved | | Adventure, Family, Fantasy. This is an original press photo. [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). 28 Aug. 1925, Donald David Ronald Dixon O'Connor born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago. A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Richard Severo in the Stars: Walter Matthau, (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. Laura Press, PG-13 68 min Director: Frank McHugh, Approved O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. They divorced in the year 1954. ' Severo, O'Connor said that as he got older his views of 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. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). That studio also released The Buster Keaton Story (1957), in which O'Connor had the title role. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. I'm still singing and dancing. Revivals are so popular now. DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] | 88 min although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in 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 $21.02M, PG Helen Twelvetrees, Stars: Jesse White, G | Directed by Arthur Lubin, the film was a huge success. | Jack Oakie, In 1997, O'Connor appeared in the Director: On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. The students, including See full summary, Director: 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." [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. Stars: "We really didn't have a choice; if you were in the family you appeared in the act. | Joan Cusack, 91 min Donald O'Connor (1925-2003) Actor Director Producer IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 2054 Play trailer 2:08 That Funny Feeling (1965) 10 Videos 99+ Photos Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. Maxene Andrews, Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Vera Zorina, Jimmy Durante, Alan Hale, I sing, I dance, I do comedy. Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? greatest allaround talents in show business.". Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done. [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. Arthur Lubin Janet Leigh, Donald O'Connor, The Merry Monahans are a vaudeville family act bouncing from circuit to circuit reconnecting with past friends and loves, creating new friends and romances, and dealing with personal vices. They would eventually have 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. , money, salary, income, and assets. Donald O'Connor, the comedic song-and-dance man who inherited and perpetuated a classic tradition of vaudeville tap dancing, was born David Dixon Ronald O'Connor into an Irish theatrical family. Donald O'Connor, | But I had never had any formal training. film in 1937. | Thomas Travers His ability to do somersault against walls during a musical number in films, October 11, 1956 - September 27, 2003 (his death, 3 children). I didn't have a short cut like the other dancers do. [6] His brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. His mother kept the family going with extended family members despite many deaths (including her husband) until 1941. War hero Johnny Kovacs works with his superiors to hide from a star crossed lover while on leave and falls in love while living at a boarding house. | Walter Lang 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. | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. His second wife Gloria Noblehad three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Action, Adventure, Drama. 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. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his James Cagney, | | Alfred Sole Comedy, Musical. ' Severo, Stars: | After leaving the screen to return to what was left of vaudeville, he returned to Hollywood to star in a number of Universal Pictures' budget-minded youth musicals that included What's Cookin' (1942), Get Hep to Love (1942), and Strictly in the Groove (1943), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942), It Comes Up Love (1943), Mr. Big (1943), Top Man (1943), The Merry Monahans (1944), and Bowery to Broadway (1944). And yeah, I think I wear well. The Guardian 29 Sep 2003: 1.21. 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. Nancy Guild, Approved Donald O'Connor, | [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Vincent Price, Approved Wesley Ruggles Donald O'Connor Scheduled for Another 'Francis' Film "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. "[19], He supported Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam (1953) at 20th Century Fox, later saying the film contained his best dancing.[20]. Director: Everything about me is based on show business. And that's quite old for someone to start dancing real heavy, professionally. 88 min I looked like the world's greatest dancer. Dale, Steve. Arthur Lubin They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, See full summary, Director: | 71 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. CA. the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first | 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. 95 min Director: I'm not threatening. sister was hit by a car and killed. He was 78. 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. | Gloria DeHaven, Donald O'Connor, Effie also stopped O'Connor from learning hazardous dance routines, and made sure she always knew where he was when he wasn't performing. Brian Donlevy, Approved He was Irish after all. 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. Donald O'Connor was a singer, | She held the position of Chancellor's Faculty and Equity Advisor in the School of . Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, PARAMOUNT SIGNS DONALD O'CONNOR: Actor Will Make 3 Pictures for Studio -- Betty Hutton's Film May Be One of Them By THOMAS M. PRYOR Special to. Adventure, Comedy, History. William A. Wellman | O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. Robert Paige, 74 min Donald O'Connor, Approved In 1954, | Stars: Donald O'Connor, He spent his childhood . | Allan Jones, | | 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). | | Action, Drama, Romance. Peter Lorre, 110 min Comedy, Family, Fantasy. 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. Stars: The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star. He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. 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. O'Connor will be remembered as "The Last Song and Dance Man." 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. O'Connor and Bing Crosby united on Anything Goes (1956) at Paramount. Charley Grapewin, Approved Donald O'Connor had four children having married twice in his entire life. Action, Comedy, Crime. O'Connor was married twice and had four children. Suffered a heart attack in 1971. Mischievous Elves! 65 min Fred Keating, Approved | Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. Mary Boland, Director: Patty Andrews, He can dance, he can sing, he can act, and he can spout humor, but not yet with the finesse of a veteran. and in 1983, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of Lew Parker, Approved They had three children, son Donald Frederick, daughter Alicia, and son Kevin. Wiki User. Stars: 62, Iss. In 1992 he said, "I never wanted to be a superstar. Penny Edwards, Approved [40] Together they had one child, a daughter Donna. Comedy, Musical. Mild-mannered Homer Fitch (Ruggles) must prove he is tough enough in the eyes of a young orphan's (O'Conner) grandfather (Bevins) to retain custody of the boy. Broadcast on NBC-TV (January 16, 1966), this mini-musical history of tap dance in America opened with O'Connor as host dancing an Irish jig, Scottish reel, Spanish zapateada, and German spatlasse, followed by a softshoe dance and some sand dancing. He hosted Academy Award in 1978 which boosted him career-wise. This answer is: Study guides. Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). | | He received no formal training in tap dance until he went to work for Universal Pictures and took tap dance classes with the studio's choreographer Louis DaPron who, after a few weeks of classes exasperatedly pronounced him "unteachable." Donald OConnor died on September 27th, 2003 at the age of 78 years in Woodland Hills California. 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. | 86 min habits, he had developed heart disease. 68 min which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. [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). Sidelined as a composer. Stars: 103 min received favorable reviews in Peggy Ryan, Helena Carter, September 29, 2003, p. A19; The first, | dancer by the age of three. this Los Angeles Times 17 Aug 1965: C10. Donald O'Connor, | [44] His remains were cremated. Susanna Foster, comedy Ray Enright | So, how much is Donald O'Connor worth at the age of 78 years old? The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. [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. Three of the children born to the O'Connor's died in infancy and Donald was the last child the couple had. Morgana King, I look for the parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the movie. | Severo, Richard. By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his See full summary, Directors: | O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). Peggy learns that the See full summary, Director: [16] He also received an offer to play Cosmo the piano player in Singin' in the Rain (1952) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eddie Albert, Music, Comedy. Charles Lamont Percy Kilbride, Stars: | Stars: Director: Gordon Wiles Stars: [9], In 1941, O'Connor signed with Universal Pictures for $200 a week, where he began with What's Cookin'? I do my concert work and I do night clubs and that kind of stuff. His mother continued to act, and Stars: 61 min He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work. Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. Singin' in the Rain The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. television critic John Crosby called O'Connor "one of the He joined the army during the Second World War, where he served for two years between 1944 and 1946. Comedy, Fantasy. A few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack while dancing on stage in Brockton, Massachusetts. 69 min Desperate to escape from See full summary, Director: | "Our entire family composed an act", he says. Julie Adams, | A. Edward Sutherland, New York Herald Tribune [9], O'Connor signed a contract at Paramount Studios. Charles Lamont Ann Blyth, Approved 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. 1925, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America. 82 min He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Stars: Robert Preston, George Raft, Bing Crosby, 187 min Edit Details in 1952. I Love Melvin, | 64 min | I'm not ready to be old."[8]. The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. | | At the age of 78, O'Connor died of heart "[8], When they were not touring they stayed with O'Connor's Uncle Bill in Danville, Illinois. Martha Hyer, George Sanders, Passed Los Angeles Times, 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. Comedy, Drama, Music. Director: Charles Ruggles, | Zizi Jeanmaire, The Buster Keaton Story Stars: | 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. 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. Billy Bletcher, PG He then suffered a heart attack in 1971, leading him to quit taking the medication. That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. 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