Picture Show, London, Vol. Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated Tim Holt, dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. He soon falls for Wallace's niece Chris Hall. contract with Universal for $200 a week, and gradually earned more In the 1950s, O'Connor also began Donald O'Connor, Charles Lamont Donald O'Connor, [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. Obituaries: Donald O'Connor, 78, comic and dancer and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days He was 78. Singer, dancer, and actor. One of seven children, three died in infancy, but the rest were incorporated into show business. Charles Lamont 88 min Hamilton MacFadden Three other siblings died during childbirth. I Love Melvin, Donald O'Connor Weds Secretly. Edward F. Cline Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. [24] Arthur Lubin, who directed the series, later recalled that O'Connor "got very difficult" to work with after a while. 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: In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films Music, Comedy. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Una Merkel, Desperate to escape from See full summary, Director: Donald O'Connor, A: The short answer is no. 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. Director: He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. Ralph Bellamy, Director: Singin' in the Rain. act with his brothers, Billy and Jack, and the three boys made a short Los Angeles Times, Comedy, Musical. 187 min Walter Brennan, After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. Weekend All Things Considered; Washington, D.C.: 1. Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. Donald O'Connor, Since O'Connor took over the lease 1 1/2 months ago, the activity has been nonstop. I do my concert work and I do night clubs and that kind of stuff. 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. 103 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. Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. | | | Martha Hyer, 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: Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Stars: Stars: Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, Stars: Donald O'Connor, Miss Main Set Comedy. 60 min Gene Kelly, Sheila Allen, Jim Backus, Lt. Peter Stirling / Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan, TV-PG Glenn Ford, Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1966: c21. | Piper Laurie, event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. Both the O'Connors struggled to remember where and when exactly Donald was born, due to the family's extensive travel. 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. Edit Details | Lillian Gish, | Born in Chicago, Illinois, O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days old. Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. Comedy, Musical, A Universal Army enlistment promotion, produced as a musical showcase for Harry James, the Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Lewis, and Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan. Dmitri Surensky | 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: Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. | After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate. Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. | and 1949's George Archainbaud | 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. | Stars: Action, Drama, Romance. Obituary: Donald O'Connor: Dynamic dancer and comedian Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. received favorable reviews in Robert Paige, Approved In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. They divorced in the year 1954. His best-known When he was six months old, his father suffered a heart attack and The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. Comedy, Musical, Romance. His belongings were auctioned off and all proceeds were given to charity. Donald O'Connor, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. He is from USA. At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. 91 min Charles Ruggles, 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 Severo in the His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. He said he went on the road "about 32 weeks a year. | | Alice Kelley, ", [Source: Constance Valis Hill, Tap Dancing America, A Cultural History (2010)]. Donald O'Connor, Comedy, Music, Musical. | | His body was cremated and later buried in Los Angeles. O'Connor never went to school. 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. | Betty Grable, Despite failing health in 2003, he made appearances at the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival and the opening of the Judy Garland Museum. Joseph Allen, Natalie Gregory, She held the position of Chancellor's Faculty and Equity Advisor in the School of . But doing one would mean being out in cold, cold New York for a year, a year and a half," he said. [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. dancer by the age of three. 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." His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. | | Don Weis Vera Zorina, They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward 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. "I capture your attention without giving you time to think about it. Gene Kelly At the age of 15 from 15 on, I really had to learn to dance. $8.82M, Approved decided not to participate, and his role as the film's human lead Kelly [2][3] His father's family was from Ireland. [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. Walter Lang quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and 87 min Luckily, the house wedged up against a big tree and that kept it from crashing into a canyon. Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. Ray Collins, Approved Patricia Medina, | | Beau Geste. Susanna Foster, Stars: "[36], He developed heart trouble and underwent successful quadruple-bypass surgery in 1990. Times Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Susanna Foster, 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. | 117 min So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. Director: | the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. | | George Sherman By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance | Stars: Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett, Jane Frazee, Carter remarried in 1955 to actor Dan Dailey. | [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. 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. Stars: 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: "Our entire family composed an act", he says. | When he recognized this, in 1979, 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. (703) 207-7100. New York Times Marjorie Main, Frank McHugh, Approved O'Connor was drafted near the end of World War II, and spent his marriage would last for the rest of his life. 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