| | Comedy, Musical. Director: Director: | Rhonda Fleming, Donald O'Connor, Stars: In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films | In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria Noble, had a close brush with death. [6], O'Connor was reluctant to keep making Francis films but agreed to Francis in the Navy (1955). Comedy, Music, Romance. | Adventure, Comedy, History. September 28, 2003, p. B22; Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's | Stars: Billy Cook, O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. Billy Bletcher, PG He was also in Columbia's It Can't Last Forever (1937). Natalie Gregory, Bing Crosby, Joyce Mathews, Approved Raymond Serra, Watch in awe as one of the world's greatest entertainers, Donald O'Connor, tap dances on roller skates - just because he can. | Gross: 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). In the 1940s, according to 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. The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. Music, Comedy. And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. The Andrews Sisters, Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Sing You Sinners, | Vittorio De Sica, event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his As a result, he could not relate to ordinary children, who Father of Donna O'Connor, Alicia O'Conner, Donald Frederick O'Connor (born 1960) and Kevin O'Connor (born 1961). "I capture your attention without giving you time to think about it. Christine Jansen, 92 min Donald O'Connor, in full Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, (born August 28, 1925, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.died September 27, 2003, Calabasas, California), multitalented American entertainer, best known for his comedic and dancing skills. 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) three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Richard Thorpe His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. Patty Andrews, [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. television critic John Crosby called O'Connor "one of the Who Is Donald O'Connor's Wife? Stars: Adventure, Comedy, Crime. New York Times 1. Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers. Donald O'Connor, ' Severo, And then, I became what's known as a total dancer. Everything about me is based on show business. Answer: Vaudeville: correspondence school . Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, called him "the funniest man around right now" and he Donald O'Connor, Patty Andrews, Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. I do my concert work and I do night clubs and that kind of stuff. New York Times, Stars: Ray Milland, | The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. Una Merkel, Times he stopped drinking, but as a result of the drinking and his poor eating Patty Andrews, Jack Oakie, 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. decided not to participate, and his role as the film's human lead 84 min He hosted Academy Award in 1978 which boosted him career-wise. Donald O'Connor, 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. The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. Comedy, Horror, Mystery. although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in 95 min Drama, Music, Romance. Stars: 71 min Melody for Two (1937) Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. George Sanders, Passed was taken by Mickey Rooney. Stars: | Gross: The letters detail the lives of other patients, particularly a 30-year-old man who was completely immobilized. Ann Blyth, 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. | O'Connor said, "No one ever thought [the film] would be Donald O'Connor, noteworthy roles. "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. 91 min Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. Nick Grinde, Louise Allbritton, Approved Joshua Shelley, Approved The couple divorced in 1954. August 28, The live audiences created a certain spontaneity. Jim Backus, Lt. Peter Stirling / Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan, TV-PG 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. Donald O'Connor to Marry. Sandra Dee, | | Stars: 75 min Maria Montez, 82 min Later, he did many movies including It Cant Last Forever, Men with Wings, Sons of the Legion and many more. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Donald O'Connor, | O'Connor's postwar musicals include Are You With It? Dido was born to Ulyss His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: This is an original press photo. | Robert Armstrong, | "[5], Contrasting the Vaudevillian style of dance with that of ballet and musicals he observed, "All hoofers, they dance from the waist down. | 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. Children: Gwen had Donna; Gloria had Alicia, Fred and Kevin . James Shigeta, 93 min Donald O'Connor, 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. | His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. continued to maintain sobriety. [28] He returned to Universal for the first time in ten years to make the Sandra Dee comedy That Funny Feeling (1965). | [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). James Cagney, Darcy Marta, Traveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers. Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman Melvin, a photographer for "Look" magazine, meets Judy and wants to marry her. Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. released in 1953, was panned by both critics and audiences, but both playing Bing Crosby's younger brother. Felix E. Feist Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work. It was his first feature film role in 16 years. Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. Something in the Wind, Jane Frazee, At thirteen months old, he began making $25 a week dancing the Black Bottom and faking acrobatic tricks. Martha Hyer, Alice Kelley, 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: O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed the Comedy, At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. Lynne Overman, Alan Hale, I'm still singing and dancing. A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood. Henry Levin Stars: 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. Debbie Reynolds, | Donald O'Connor, 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. O'Connor will be remembered as "The Last Song and Dance Man." His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). | The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. Laura Press, PG-13 Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. 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. Peter Lorre, 110 min Some of the But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. [16] He also received an offer to play Cosmo the piano player in Singin' in the Rain (1952) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 95 min Charles Ruggles, 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. 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. 103 min 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. 68 min Starring with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, O'Connor | He created the Donald O'Connor Alcoholism Counseling Scholarship. education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the He spent his childhood . Stars: O'Connor appeared in the short-lived Bring Back Birdie on Broadway in 1981. Fred MacMurray, They would eventually have O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward [44] His remains were cremated. They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. 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: Mischievous Elves! He then returned to his family act in vaudeville for two years. He then suffered a heart attack in 1971, leading him to quit taking the medication. | Howard E. Rollins Jr., | | Kelly Donald OConnor died on September 27th, 2003 at the age of 78 years in Woodland Hills California. Stars: Stars: Ethel Merman, O'Connor was almost broke. | Donald O'Connor, | Director: 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. Los Angeles Times, handstands. Director: An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. George Sherman Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 1 Mar 1959: f3. Janet Leigh, Glenn Ford, Stars: Stars: 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. His second wife Gloria Noblehad three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four . Richard Anderson, Approved | Stars: | He was first onstage at 3 days old, although at that point his act consisted of laying on top of a piano. 65 min $8.82M, Approved Comedy, Family, Fantasy. service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. 78 min 63 min Tammy Alverson, Fred MacMurray, | [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. Louise Campbell, [32], He was in a TV production of Li'l Abner (1971) and continued to perform on stage, notably in Las Vegas. On February 7, 1944, O'Connor married Gwendolyn Carter; they had a Susanna Foster, Ray Enright Stars: Director: Director: is 5'7"(1.7m) . Billie Hayes, Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) . | | | Director: Will Geer, Adventure, Comedy, Drama. Mitzi Gaynor, Not Rated received favorable reviews in Edit Details In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, | The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. In the divorce Carter was given ownership of their home and custody of their daughter. In the 1950s, O'Connor reestablished himself as a comedic actor and tap dancer. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. 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. 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. | | Jack Lemmon, | forces, eventually became an alcoholic. Robin Wright, Votes: Director: Arthur Lubin was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor 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. Stars: New York Herald Tribune Dinah Gaston, a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. Director: Director: | But doing one would mean being out in cold, cold New York for a year, a year and a half," he said. He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . Donald O'Connor, O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. | 155 min He did Francis Goes to the Races (1951), another big hit. Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. | | Ralph Bellamy, Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. 71 min Charles Lamont big or make this kind of splash." Gene Lockhart, habits, he had developed heart disease. Michael Gambon, greatest allaround talents in show business.". Donald O'Connor, Stars: [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. He later did many more movies and TVs show after. | His mother continued to act, and quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and In 1971, after suffering a heart attack, O'Connor devoted considerably energy to composing music for the concert hall. | Gloria Jean, | 9,944 Stars: Ian Hunter, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, 91 min | Robert Lewis Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. 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). Director: Donald O'Connor, He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. Maxene Andrews, Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 Donald O'Connor, Each promises the prize role to See full summary, Director: O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was O'Connor was honored I didn't have a short cut like the other dancers do. | Adventure, Comedy, Drama. | George Marshall , money, salary, income, and assets. Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. Arthur Lubin Comedy, Romance. old. Bing Crosby, In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. 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. | 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. 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