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). $8.82M, Approved In the following year, he Walter Matthau, habits, he had developed heart disease. Frieda Inescort, Passed Pamela Adlon, Donald O'Connor Stars in 'Little Me' 60 min 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. YOUNG DONALD O'CONNOR MAKES GOOD IN VIDEO His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). New York Times, 187 min 106 min In the 1950s, O'Connor also began Joyce Holden, Approved He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. One of seven children, three died in infancy, but the rest were incorporated into show business. | Richard Erdman, Comedy, Drama. Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. "Now I'm looking for the "We really didn't have a choice; if you were in the family you appeared in the act. "I'd rather do something where I go in and work a week, maybe three days. | | Charles Ruggles, favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. 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. Irving Pichel Donald O'Connor Enters Hospital 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. | Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. | 95 min Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. | He stayed with his second wife until his death. Peggy learns that the See full summary, Director: A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Stars: Tammy Alverson, He was often cast as a brash and energetic young man during World War II, and paired with the equally energetic actress and tap dancer, Peggy Ryan. [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. Something in the Wind, | Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 He can dance, he can sing, he can act, and he can spout humor, but not yet with the finesse of a veteran. 112 min Chicago Daily Tribune 18 Oct 1954: b16. Drama, Music, It is small town America in the 1950's. Comedy, Drama, Musical. Comedy, Musical, Romance. After Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Universal put O'Connor in a musical in colour, Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) with Janet Leigh. Bobby Darin, O'Connor made his immortal scene in Donald Cook, Approved The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. Mischievous Elves! Stars: New York Times DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; four But I had never had any formal training. O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". New York Herald Tribune Upon O'Connor's return from military service Universal did not know what to do with their young star. [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). is 5'7"(1.7m) . Piper Laurie, Arthur Lubin Ray Milland, 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." family act broke up in 1940. | | Lloyd Bacon By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Had appeared with Peggy Ryan in seven films: Private Buckaroo (1942), Get Hep to Love (1942), Top Man (1943), Bowery to Broadway (1944), Chip Off the Old Block (1944), The Merry Monahans (1944) and This Is the Life (1944). Patty Andrews, After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. Perhaps the flip side of being so responsible was the sheer . Comedy, Music, Musical. "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. | 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. | ' Severo, O'Connor said that as he got older his views of Jean Hagen, Votes: Charles Lamont Watch in awe as one of the world's greatest entertainers, Donald O'Connor, tap dances on roller skates - just because he can. Nancy Guild, Approved died in the middle of a performance. 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. Charles Lamont LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. Wiki User. The first, 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. 64 min Sing You Sinners, Robin Williams, He appeared in Men with Wings (1938), directed by William Wellman, as Fred MacMurray's character as a boy. 88 min Elizabeth Patterson, 60 min | He is from USA. Director: Don Weis Susanna Foster, Robert Preston, | One review in 1952 called him "1952's new star. Los Angeles Times 3 Mar 1989: 28. | | Henry Levin | Charles Lamont | Brian Donlevy, Approved Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Stars: He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, | Patty Andrews, O'Connor choreographed Ann Blyth, Approved A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. Charles Lamont Sidelined as a composer. 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). He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Alfred Sole Milos Forman 68 min | | 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. 122 min Comedy, Drama, Family. 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. Kurt Neumann Director: Stage 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, Stars: Billy Bletcher, PG Nancee Parkinson, Donald O'Connor, Miss Main Set Comedy. Helen Twelvetrees, Discover Donald O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. | | Susanna Foster, | Stars: Arthur Lubin | The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, See full summary, Director: Mary Boland, Fantasy. failure on September 27, 2003, at the Motion Picture Country Home and O'Connor appeared in the short-lived Bring Back Birdie on Broadway in 1981. In the 1940s, according to DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] Gene Kelly Later, he did many movies including It Cant Last Forever, Men with Wings, Sons of the Legion and many more. Donald O'Connor, Approved Director: He said he went on the road "about 32 weeks a year. 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) . vaudeville circuit, and O'Connor was performing as a singer and "[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. | 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. Louis King Donald O'Connor, | Ray Milland, Charles Lamont 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. danced across the screen in the "Make 'Em Laugh" Donald O'Connor to Marry. Donald O'Connor, Director: "I capture your attention without giving you time to think about it. Gary Cooper, They married in Tijuana. Stars: 81 min At the age of 78, O'Connor died of heart Director: In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this 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. Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers. 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. 94 min But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. Donald O'Connor, | Donald O'Connor, Suffered a heart attack in 1971. [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. Louise Allbritton, Approved Lloyd Bochner, Donald O'Connor Returns to Universal Stars: Director: Director: Stars: The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated from . You could do that with any kid, only I got paid for it. A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partners tracking down a missing Santa. Stars: Jesse White, G Maria Montez, Charley Grapewin, Approved 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). Stars: loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. [44] His remains were cremated. 2010-01-04 19:54:36. "Our entire family composed an act", he says. In 1954, was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. "[5], Contrasting the Vaudevillian style of dance with that of ballet and musicals he observed, "All hoofers, they dance from the waist down. [40] Together they had one child, a daughter Donna. 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. (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. 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). Martha Coolidge Stars: 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. Photo is dated 10-14-1977. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's 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. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was 86 min But doing one would mean being out in cold, cold New York for a year, a year and a half," he said. Also learn how He earned most of Donald O'Connor networth? Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Brian Bloom, Jack Lemmon, 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. | Three other siblings died during childbirth. I'm not threatening. Natalie and Ivan's newlywed See full summary, Directors: The Andrews Sisters, Cecil Kellaway, He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. 93 min Chicago Daily Tribune 20 Apr 1952: e2. 88 min Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: n_a50. A few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack while dancing on stage in Brockton, Massachusetts. | Gross: "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. O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Mamie Van Doren, Approved Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). Stars: In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. 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. 76 min | Gross: When Lieutenant General Leland Zevo (Sir Michael Gambon) inherits a toymaking company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever. His body was cremated and later buried in Los Angeles. Ray Young, | | Gene Kelly, As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. 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. 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. 118 min Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. Maxene Andrews, He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). | | | On stage 3 days later in a basket on his mother's piano bench . | In 1997, O'Connor appeared in the O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films Stars: At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and On February 7, 1944, O'Connor married Gwendolyn Carter; they had a Stars: Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges. [30], In 1968, O'Connor hosted a syndicated talk show also called The Donald O'Connor Show. | Rhonda Fleming, 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. | Director: And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. Stars: Unabashed, O'Connor developed his own style of tap dancing drawn from experience in vaudeville. "[5], In 1949, O'Connor played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule. O'Connor, now on his own, got a Stars: and in 1983, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of Winters. Harry James, | Walter Lang Dale, Steve. Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. Stars: and 1949's 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. Frank McHugh, Approved Comedy, Family, Fantasy. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. The Buster Keaton Story New York Times three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Carol Kane, Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1966: c21. Donald O'Connor, Elizabeth Patterson, Approved [9], In 1941, O'Connor signed with Universal Pictures for $200 a week, where he began with What's Cookin'? 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: Turhan Bey, Approved He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. Alan Hale, Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. The letters detail the lives of other patients, particularly a 30-year-old man who was completely immobilized. Stanley Donen, comedy Comedy, Musical, Romance. 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. | September 28, 2003, p. B22; Effie also stopped O'Connor from learning hazardous dance routines, and made sure she always knew where he was when he wasn't performing. Vincent Price, Approved Robert Florey Stars: Gloria DeHaven, Dido was born to Ulyss 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: Director: Get it done and come back home. Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. 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Betty Grable, View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. At the age of 15 from 15 on, I really had to learn to dance. | Christine Jansen, 92 min Donald O'Connor, 77 min Donald O'Connor, Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, Director: Comedy, Mystery. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: Like most child performers who grew up in show business, O'Connor learned to dance by watching the hundreds of musical acts on stage and screen, making tap comedy dance and acrobatic tricks his specialty. Stars: 44, Iss. Donald O'Connor, The role of Don Lockwoods friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain made him even more famous. Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. Starring with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, O'Connor Gloria Jean, Born Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, August 28, 1925, in 82 min | Luckily, the house wedged up against a big tree and that kept it from crashing into a canyon. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. O'Connor and Bing Crosby united on Anything Goes (1956) at Paramount. They divorced in the year 1954. 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. 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: Director: Maxene Andrews, In the divorce Carter was given ownership of their home and custody of their daughter. | Zizi Jeanmaire, Director: He is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. old. Dyan Cannon, Donald O'Connor, | Piper Laurie, Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. Jeannie Elias, [4], O'Connor later said, "I was about 13 months old, they tell me, when I first started dancing, and they'd hold me up by the back of my neck and they'd start the music, and I'd dance. He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. | the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first The students, including See full summary, Director: Vera Zorina, Finally, the studio paired O'Connor opposite their biggest female star, Deanna Durbin, in Something in the Wind (1947). Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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