O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed Linda Gary, PG-13 | 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. 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. Stars: Family, Robbers! Sheila Allen, (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 later did many more movies and TVs show after. attended school, did not work, and did not know how to dance. | Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! Directors: Action, Drama, Romance. Comedy, Musical. Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Phil Warren, Approved Comedy, Music, Musical. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Stars: "Our entire family composed an act", he says. | Randall Brooks, | Gross: Virginia Dale, It applies only to . | in 1957. Donald O'Connor, | 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. Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges. | 32,469 Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Donald O'Connor was born on August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). 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. The role of Don Lockwoods friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in Singin' in the Rain made him even more famous. Richard Erdman, Vera-Ellen, 94 min 95 min Donald Cook, Approved They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Barry Levinson Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. Marjorie Main, Bergan, Ronald. | Betty Furness, 103 min Stanley Donen, 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. Alfred Sole Jeannie Elias, She held the position of Chancellor's Faculty and Equity Advisor in the School of . He was billed fifth in Sing You Sinners (1938) playing Bing Crosby's and MacMurray's younger brother.[10]. | 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. Director: 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: marriage would last for the rest of his life. Stars: Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. [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. By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Stars: 68 min Donald O'Connor Stars in 'Little Me' | They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Walter Lang He is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. Robert Lewis [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). | Stars: John Rawlins O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. | Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. was taken by Mickey Rooney. Peggy Ryan, 187 min | | [9], O'Connor signed a contract at Paramount Studios. He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. Morgana King, A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. 118 min Dyan Cannon, Eddie Albert, In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, In February 1951 he signed a new contract with Universal for one film a year for four years, enabling him to work outside the studio. His body was cremated and later buried in Los Angeles. 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). According to the Allan Jones, 91 min 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. Show Boat. Director: | Buddy Hackett, IN STEP WITH: Donald O'Connor Los Angeles Times, Donald O'Connor Filmography. Howard E. Rollins Jr., | Sing You Sinners, Comedy, Romance, Western. Donald O'Connor, Approved Stars: | Stars: Lillian Gish, | Ray Milland, | Dmitri Surensky Traveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. Frank Ryan The dancer was paralyzed from the waist down, but recovered by way of physical therapy. | It was just oh so laborious for me. Stars: Kelly While he was in the Sidney Sheldon He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . New York Times, | Adventure, Comedy, Crime. | Chill Wills, Robert Paige, Approved Stars: 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. | Arthur Lubin Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. I Love Melvin, Michael Gambon, Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. 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. | Ralph Bellamy, Gordon Wiles The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. Betty Grable, Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. In 1971, after suffering a heart attack, O'Connor devoted considerably energy to composing music for the concert hall. Stars: Bing Crosby, [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. Louis King | Gloria Jean, | | Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925. Mario Bava, Luckily, the house wedged up against a big tree and that kept it from crashing into a canyon. | Director: George Archainbaud Stars: Comedy, Musical, Romance. New York Herald Tribune Robert Armstrong, Actually, they were quite challenging. 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. Richard Dix, Approved Stars: Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Stars: Gloria Jean, At thirteen months old, he began making $25 a week dancing the Black Bottom and faking acrobatic tricks. | | Hopper, Hedda. Suffered a heart attack in 1971. In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria Noble, had a close brush with death. Donald O'Connor, In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films Stars: In the space of two years, he appeared in two different, unrelated adaptations of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", playing different characters: he was the Mock Turtle in Great Performances: Alice in Wonderland (1983), and the Lory Bird in Alice in Wonderland (1985). [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. "I capture your attention without giving you time to think about it. Roam Catholic. After the war O'Connor returned to films, and usually received time in the service entertaining combat troops. Stars: Ray Collins, Approved Donald O'Connor in Drama Role With Vince Edwards greatest allaround talents in show business.". He spent his childhood . Jane Frazee, 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 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. Sandra Dee, Variety. In the 1940s, according to and in 1983, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of Despite failing health in 2003, he made appearances at the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival and the opening of the Judy Garland Museum. Milos Forman O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's Stars: He hosted Academy Award in 1978 which boosted him career-wise. Chicago Daily Tribune 20 Apr 1952: e2. O'Connor teamed with Glenn Ford in Cry for Happy (1961) at Columbia and he played the title role in The Wonders of Aladdin (1961) for MGM. asked to be master of ceremonies at that year's Academy Awards. [6] He wrote letters to his friends and family explaining that his life had "completely changed". George Archainbaud Director: O'Connor was stunned at the insignificance of the gift after all the millions of dollars he had made for the studio, and in later life recalled, "What can I say about these people?". Charles Lamont Comedy, Horror, Mystery. Director: In the divorce Carter was given ownership of their home and custody of their daughter. 9,105 [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. 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. 87 min He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. A group of entertainers visit a radio singer's home to try to get her to book them on her show. movies. 94 min Brian Bloom, Comedy, Romance. Was supposed to co-star with Bing Crosby in the perennial film classic White Christmas (1954) but was sidelined with pneumonia and replaced by Danny Kaye. Drama. O'Connor was still making public appearances well into 2003. Lori Nelson, Approved The house started sliding off its foundation. [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. George Sherman Edward F. Cline decided not to participate, and his role as the film's human lead | Grace McDonald, Approved [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. DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] 44, Iss. Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). 91 min Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Stars: | 117 min [citation needed]. | | | | loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. Charles Lamont television critic John Crosby called O'Connor "one of the Comedy. And culminated with a challenge dance with O'Connor and the Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold) trading and one-upping on tap steps. This is an original press photo. | Director: George Sanders, Passed Brian Donlevy, Approved Born in Chicago, Illinois, She did her best. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's 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). Nita Talbot, 60 min | A: The short answer is no. Stars: Joshua Shelley, Approved 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 John Dall, 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. | | He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Tell us what you think about this feature. Glenn Ford, Director: Ray Milland, He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . 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. Donald O'Connor, In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. 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." 62, Iss. Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, Director: Stars: 155 min Stars: I look for the parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the movie. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. 77 min World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. The letters detail the lives of other patients, particularly a 30-year-old man who was completely immobilized. O'Connor was married twice and had four children. | Stars: He chose to keep much of his philanthropy work private. | | Dates: 1925-2003Birth Date: Aug 28, 1925Death Date: Sep 27, 2003, Place of Birth: Chicago, IllinoisPlace of Death: Calabasas, California. I'm working on being a quasar, because stars wear out. | Stars: Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Peggy Ryan, 9,944 Discover Donald O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Stars: The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. 93 min Janet Leigh, | Donald "Dido" R O'Connor 1934 - 2023 Westfield Donald Richard O'Connor (Dido), age 88, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2023 in Jupiter FL, surrounded by family and friends. | Ray Young, Uncle of Patsy O'Connor. O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. Louis King Stars: 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. Patty Andrews, Zylstra, Freida. Stars: Walter Lang James Melton, He then returned to his family act in vaudeville for two years. Patty Andrews, 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. Olga San Juan, | His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. number. Donald O'Connor, and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days Stars: He began appearing regularly on television. | | 2010-01-04 19:54:36. act with his brothers, Billy and Jack, and the three boys made a short Stars: New York Times, New York Times Donald O'Connor, "[36], He developed heart trouble and underwent successful quadruple-bypass surgery in 1990. 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. Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. Director: family act broke up in 1940. Both the O'Connors struggled to remember where and when exactly Donald was born, due to the family's extensive travel. Susanna Foster, In 1993, O'Connor released his own exercise-oriented video, Let's Tap. His best-known I had to play straight in order to convince the audience that the mule could talk."[14]. | [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Director: Director: Director: Frank McHugh, Approved Charles Barton He worked for 64 years in the entertainment sector featuring in over 20 movies and television shows. Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Comedy, At the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. | 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. 1. Stage [6] His brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. | Back Stage; New York Vol. [6], O'Connor was reluctant to keep making Francis films but agreed to Francis in the Navy (1955). Stars: At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. "[8], When they were not touring they stayed with O'Connor's Uncle Bill in Danville, Illinois. Donald O'Connor's musical Journey keeps him on road Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? Francis the Talking Mule Anonymous. Lloyd Bochner, (July 25, 1950) "Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25". Grace McDonald, During this season of thanksgiving and celebration, it is well to reflect upon the life of C. Donald O'Connor - a man who triumphed in spite of enormous odds, a man who lived his life with honor and dignity. Dido was born to Ulyss We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 28 August. In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. [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. | Lynne Overman, Ruben Gomez. As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. Ethel Merman, View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. 86 min 81 min Director: | Gross: At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. Noble died in 2013. And yeah, I think I wear well. 1925, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America. Director: That studio also released The Buster Keaton Story (1957), in which O'Connor had the title role. In 2002, according to Robert W. Welkos in the Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. His mother kept the family going with extended family members despite many deaths (including her husband) until 1941. Stars: Peter Lorre, 110 min Donald was their 7 th child. LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again [citation needed], DONALD O'CONNOR He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. 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. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. Patty Andrews, O'Connor and Ryan were in Top Man (1943), with Susanna Foster, and Chip Off the Old Block (1944), with Ann Blyth. Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. | | Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. Gloria Jean, His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. | 68 min The Andrews Sisters, | In 1990, he had successful | Directed by Arthur Lubin, the film was a huge success. Director: One tragic Lew Parker, Approved Singin' in the Rain. handstands. O'Connor choreographed In 1992, according to the | Vincent Price, Approved Donald O'Connor, [44] His remains were cremated. Nolle Adam, 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. The New York Times, 17 June 1953: 32. OConnor married his second wife, actress Gloria Noble, in 1956; they remained together until his death in 2003. 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. Donald O'Connor, I loved vaudeville. Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. | 65 min 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. Donald O'Connor, Robert Preston, Q Fever Hits Star, Melbourne Argus 15 Aug 1953, p. 4. [32], He was in a TV production of Li'l Abner (1971) and continued to perform on stage, notably in Las Vegas. Adventure, Comedy, History. Donald O'Connor, O'Connor is a dynamite entertainer as he performs a remarkably gymnastic roller-skate . Stars: Joyce Mathews, Approved They had three children, son Donald Frederick, daughter Alicia, and son Kevin. But I had never had any formal training. Tim Holt, Donald O'Connor had four children having married twice in his entire life. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his See full summary, Directors: | Don Weis Billy Cook, Richard Severo in the favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. 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. Wesley Ruggles Will Geer, Robin Wright, Votes: | Donald O'Connors income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. 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. The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. 106 min Fantasy. Stars: | Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. | "[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. Brian Krause, Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. appearing in television roles. Comedy, Romance. Some of the Comedy, Musical, Romance. Director: A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group. 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