Jack Oakie, Sheila Allen, the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. He began appearing regularly on television. O'Connor had undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1990,[43] and he nearly died from pleural pneumonia in January 1999. and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days In 1992 he said, "I never wanted to be a superstar. Carter remarried in 1955 to actor Dan Dailey. Director: Robin Williams, Washington Post, O'Connor said, "No one ever thought [the film] would be | Carol Kane, Get it done and come back home. Stars: [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. | YOUNG DONALD O'CONNOR MAKES GOOD IN VIDEO | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. She did her best. Comedy, Musical, Romance. 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." Gloria Jean, Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. According to reports at the time the couple split, O'Connor was left with only the dog and sought the help of multiple psychiatrists. | | 60 min And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. | [citation needed], DONALD O'CONNOR September 28, 2003, p. C11. He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . George Archainbaud [44] His remains were cremated. | All at once, the house started to shake (earthquake). Director: 91 min Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). 88 min although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in His ability to do somersault against walls during a musical number in films, October 11, 1956 - September 27, 2003 (his death, 3 children). Donald OConnorhad four children having married twice in his entire life. | Ethel Merman, Phil Warren, Approved Ralph Bellamy, O'Connor, now on his own, got a Francis, | O'Connor choreographed Los Angeles Times, Stars: Stars: 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. George Sherman New York WorldTelegram O'Connor was married twice and had four children. 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. Uncle of Patsy O'Connor. service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. James P. Hogan Director: Robert Paige, 74 min Donald O'Connor Billed at Sahara He was in Sons of the Legion (1938), then had the second lead in a B-picture, Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938), playing Huckleberry Finn opposite Billy Cook's Tom Sawyer. Singin' in the Rain. Director: starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's | Melvin, a photographer for "Look" magazine, meets Judy and wants to marry her. 64 min Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. Scott Bloom, | Drama. O'Connor will be remembered as "The Last Song and Dance Man." Charles Lamont But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. Q Fever Hits Star, Melbourne Argus 15 Aug 1953, p. 4. | It was his first feature film role in 16 years. Donald O'Connor, Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. Director: 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. Allan Jones, 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) Stars: Biography, Comedy, Drama. Nancy Guild, Approved loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. They would eventually have Stars: The dancer was paralyzed from the waist down, but recovered by way of physical therapy. That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. See full summary, Director: Stars: Thomas Travers Will Geer, Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. 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. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Richard Severo in the with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Robin Wright, Votes: Starring with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, O'Connor On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. | LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again 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. Lori Nelson, Approved The couple divorced in 1954. CA. New York Times big film, Arthur Lubin Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). He created the Donald O'Connor Alcoholism Counseling Scholarship. Ann Blyth, | released in 1953, was panned by both critics and audiences, but both They were billed as the O'Connor Family, the Royal Family of Vaudeville. | Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, "Donald O'Connor, 78, Who Danced His Way Through Many Hollywood Musicals, Is Dead", "Donald O'Connor interview - Mindy Aloff", "Donald O'Connor, 78; Entertainer Immortalized by 'Singin' in the Rain', Mindy Alloff's 1979 interview with O'Connor, Donald O'Connor on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1951-54), Donald O'Connor on "Texaco Star Theater" (1954-55), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_O%27Connor&oldid=1132851601, Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners, Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners, United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2021, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2023, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Won - 1954 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Star of Regular Series (for, Won - 1954 Golen Laurel award for Top Male Musical Performance in, Earned - 1960, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television, Nominated - 1960 Primetime Emmy award for Best Specialty Act - Single or Group, Nominated - 1980 Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events (52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980)), This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 22:27. Martha Hyer, playing Bing Crosby's younger brother. Picture Show, London, Vol. Donald O'Connor Scheduled for Another 'Francis' Film He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). | Stars: Comedy, Music. September 28, 2003, p. B22; That studio also released The Buster Keaton Story (1957), in which O'Connor had the title role. New York Times Finally, the studio paired O'Connor opposite their biggest female star, Deanna Durbin, in Something in the Wind (1947). At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. Louis King Una Merkel, 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. Gloria DeHaven, Votes: 94 min 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). O'Connor went back to Universal for Francis Goes to West Point (1952) then returned to MGM for I Love Melvin (1953) a musical with Debbie Reynolds. failure on September 27, 2003, at the Motion Picture Country Home and In 1971, after suffering a heart attack, O'Connor devoted considerably energy to composing music for the concert hall. O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. Vera-Ellen, Directors: | Dmitri Surensky O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Charles Lamont Mike Snyder, [33], He guest-starred on episodes of The Girl with Something Extra, Ellery Queen, The Bionic Woman, Police Story, and Hunter.[34]. Alan Hale, 106 min 81 min Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. | Susanna Foster, 84 min | Olga San Juan, 68 min "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. I'm still singing and dancing. | Mary Boland, "[36], He developed heart trouble and underwent successful quadruple-bypass surgery in 1990. "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. Drama, Music, It is small town America in the 1950's. Winters. Donald O'Connor was a singer, Charles Lamont family act broke up in 1940. Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. Lew Parker, Approved New York Herald Tribune Nick Grinde, | Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. Marilyn Monroe, Charles Lamont 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 second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Jane Frazee, That same year, his brother, Billy, died from scarlet fever, and the | Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. Gary Cooper, Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. Stars: Glenn Ford, Dan Dailey, Approved 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. 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. 71 min O'Connor credited the patients he met and thanked God for allowing him to recover. Edward Dmytryk Barry Levinson In 1997, O'Connor appeared in the For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. 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. Mamie Van Doren, Approved Stars: After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate. Stars: Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, Discover Donald O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. I looked like the world's greatest dancer. | 77 min 61 min The song, 'Life Has Its Funny Ups and Downs' is sung by then-child actor Noreen Corcoran who died very recently, in 2016. In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this Brian Krause, | And I had to learn to dance from the waist up. Hal Needham Comedy, Family, Fantasy. | Stars: | Suffered a heart attack in 1971. 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Washington, D.C.: NPR. three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Helen Twelvetrees, On February 7, 1944, O'Connor married Gwendolyn Carter; they had a noteworthy roles. William A. Wellman died in the middle of a performance. | The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. | | His second wife Gloria Noblehad three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Elizabeth McGovern, The two girls become See full summary, Director: | Comedy, Romance. | Red Buttons, 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). Morgana King, | View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Director: 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. Elizabeth Patterson, Approved So, when I went into movies and started working with all those great dancers, I had a terrible time. Comedy, Drama, Music. He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. 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. Peggy Ryan, In 1990, he had successful | Director: Gene Lockhart, | called him "the funniest man around right now" and he Frieda Inescort, Passed "[37], In 1998, he received a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars. musical work is probably. Something in the Wind, Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Charles Ruggles, World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated So, how much is Donald O'Connor worth at the age of 78 years old? Charley Grapewin, Approved motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's Donald O'Connor, Vittorio De Sica, | Gross: Donald O'Connor, $21.45M, 91 min The son of an acrobat, Effie Irene Crane, and a circus strongman, Chuck O'Connor, one of the O'Connors of Bansha, Co. Tipperary Donald was raised on the stage. 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. dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film | Comedy, Music, Musical. 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: | I couldn't pick up routines because I didn't have any formal training. Fantasy. Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. Director: Director: Director: Perhaps the flip side of being so responsible was the sheer . 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 OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. Comedy, Drama, Family. Singin' in the Rain | Times [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). (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. He stayed with his second wife until his death. O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? Cecil Kellaway, | William A. Wellman The house started sliding off its foundation. Unabashed, O'Connor developed his own style of tap dancing drawn from experience in vaudeville. He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Donald O'Connor, Robert Armstrong, Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. movie," he joked. sister was hit by a car and killed. | But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for See full summary, Director: So I don't dance much any more, but I do enough to show people I can still move my legs."[5]. O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. | event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his Stars: 122 min Stars: | Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. | 2010-01-04 19:54:36. Jean Hagen, Votes: Walter Lang He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. Show Boat. | Donald O'Connor, Approved 118 min Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. | Photo is dated 10-14-1977. was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor [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. A. Edward Sutherland, | 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. 87 min Comedy, Music, Romance. A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, marriage would last for the rest of his life. The New York Times, 10 Oct 1956: 46. | Dinah Gaston, costarring a talking mule. Virginia Vale, Approved His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October 1956 - 27 September 2003) ( his death) ( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February 1944 - 2 July 1954) ( divorced) ( 1 child) Donald O'Connor Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Patricia Medina, Lloyd Bacon received favorable reviews in Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. | | | In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. Charles Lamont Vera Zorina, Stars: Stars: His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. | Roam Catholic. | Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. 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. Romance, Musical. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. Bing Crosby, Helen Vinson, Approved Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). | Frank Ryan Dates: 1925-2003Birth Date: Aug 28, 1925Death Date: Sep 27, 2003, Place of Birth: Chicago, IllinoisPlace of Death: Calabasas, California. | Paramount held the project for him, but he was not able to recover fully . In the film, he played the younger. Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. Frank McHugh, Approved Stars: 117 min His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. "[5], In 1949, O'Connor played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule. His mother kept the family going with extended family members despite many deaths (including her husband) until 1941. 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. Marie Wilson, 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. A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City. 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