George Sherman Charles Ruggles, | 32,469 The second youngest of ten children, Donald began his show business career at the age of three when he appeared in his first film, "In Old Illinois" (1928). Billy Cook, Director: Jane Frazee, A: The short answer is no. His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. James Cagney, 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. Gloria Jean, Michael Gambon, | The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. 78 min In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films | DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: Milos Forman 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). John Emery, Approved continued to maintain sobriety. But I had never had any formal training. Charley Grapewin, Approved A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather. Martha Stewart, Donald O'Connor's musical Journey keeps him on road 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. I loved vaudeville. 112 min Charles Lamont Richard Dix, Approved A merger in 1946 had reorganized the studio as Universal-International. | Helen Twelvetrees, | Gene Kelly, [40] Together they had one child, a daughter Donna. | Uncle of Patsy O'Connor. Adventure, Comedy, Drama. I did triple wings and everything. His first marriage was in 1944 to Gwendolyn Carter, when he was 18 and she was 20. Homeowners enjoy one of the most breath-catching views in the country. Virginia Dale, Will Homer come through in the end? Comedy, Family, Fantasy. 91 min | Director: Children: Gwen had Donna; Gloria had Alicia, Fred and Kevin . Director: Mario Bava, They divorced in the year 1954. Stars: | | | The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. | Fred MacMurray, September 28, 2003, p. C11. Porter Hall, Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. New York Times, | "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. Donald O'Connor, Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Susanna Foster, Donald O'Connor Weds Secretly. Director: Henry Levin Vera-Ellen, Stars: Vera Zorina, O'Connor had barely left the womb before embarking on his long show-business career. Finally, the studio paired O'Connor opposite their biggest female star, Deanna Durbin, in Something in the Wind (1947). At the age of 78, O'Connor died of heart He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Adventure, Comedy, Drama. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. Everything about me is based on show business. Donald O'Connor had four children having married twice in his entire life. 9,105 ' Severo, O'Connor said that as he got older his views of Charles Barton loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. movies. George Raft, Director: Stars: See full summary, Director: O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. Stars: 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. Robert Florey Sidney Sheldon musicals went out of style, although he did appear in the title role of And yeah, I think I wear well. Back Stage; New York Vol. Stars: Weekend All Things Considered; Washington, D.C.: 1. Donald O'Connor was born on August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Frank McHugh, Approved [2][3] His father's family was from Ireland. Donald Cook, Approved | 61 min The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. Sheila Allen, Unfortunately for the O'Connor family, world events often coincided with terrible personal losses, requiring Donald to assume adult responsibilities at a very young age. [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. | Stars: | 28 Aug. 1925, Donald David Ronald Dixon O'Connor born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago. Gloria Jean, Los Angeles Times 3 July 1976: b4. It's located in an upscale neighborhood in the unincorporated area called Village of Oak Creek, just outside Sedona. "The scene was building to such a crescendo, I thought I'd actually have to kill myself," said O'Connor. Lynne Overman, | Charles Lamont He was first onstage at 3 days old, although at that point his act consisted of laying on top of a piano. 95 min Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting Lillian Gish, [33], He guest-starred on episodes of The Girl with Something Extra, Ellery Queen, The Bionic Woman, Police Story, and Hunter.[34]. O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed Stars: When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. | Director: Stars: Jack Oakie, Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges. Revivals are so popular now. Stage Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn help an Arkansas preacher falsely accused of murder. The Andrews Sisters, His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. 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: Donald O'Connor, | O'Connor had undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1990,[43] and he nearly died from pleural pneumonia in January 1999. His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. Answer: Vaudeville: correspondence school . Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Stars: 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. Gene Lockhart, Stars: Stars: Director: O'Connor, now on his own, got a Directors: | In 1992, according to the Donald O'Connor, | As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Nita Talbot, 60 min LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again Director: Donald O'Connor, Comedy, Music, Sport. O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was Comedy, Music, Romance, Victoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, Constance (Mary Lou Harrington), go to New York City to live with with their father, Tom Peabody (Ian Hunter). Donald O'Connor, (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. Randall Brooks, 63 min | Wiki User. Director: 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. Lew Parker, Approved Hal Needham In 1990, he had successful He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Effie also stopped O'Connor from learning hazardous dance routines, and made sure she always knew where he was when he wasn't performing. This answer is: Study guides. Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. Donald O'Connor Filmography. The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: IN STEP WITH: Donald O'Connor 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. Chicago Daily Tribune 27 July 1950: c1. They had three children, son Donald Frederick, daughter Alicia, and son Kevin. Piper Laurie, Drama. Charles Ruggles, | The Guardian 29 Sep 2003: 1.21. His mother kept the family going with extended family members despite many deaths (including her husband) until 1941. Zylstra, Freida. In 1998, he signed on for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, a revue featuring 54-year-old + performers. World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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. Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). 77 min Director: Mary Boland, The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work, and in 1956 he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance of his first symphony, Reflections d'Un Comique.[26]. O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. | 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. O'Connor was married twice and had four children. 94 min Jeannie Elias, Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Director: children, his niece, Patty O'Connor Norton; and four grandchildren. Comedy, Drama, Family. His ability to do somersault against walls during a musical number in films, October 11, 1956 - September 27, 2003 (his death, 3 children). During World War II, on his 18th birthday in August 1943, O'Connor was drafted into the United States Army. Anthony Newley, G Stars: Donald O'Connor, George Archainbaud 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. | Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. Director: The song, 'Life Has Its Funny Ups and Downs' is sung by then-child actor Noreen Corcoran who died very recently, in 2016. [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). In some of the best dance television camera work to date, O'Connor joined the brothers in "Cute," a medium tempo swing tune by Neal Hefti in which he tapped out feather-light shuffles and heel-clicks. Stars: His second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Donald O'Connor, Comedy, Music, Musical. Zylstra, Freida. O'Connor appeared in the short-lived Bring Back Birdie on Broadway in 1981. Scott Bloom, Sing You Sinners, [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. 68 min Bergan, Ronald. Stars: 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. Joyce Holden, Approved | Stars: sister was hit by a car and killed. Los Angeles Times 17 Aug 1965: C10. | In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. 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. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. Walter Matthau, $27.97M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. | the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. Adventure, Comedy, History. Director: "[5], In 1949, O'Connor played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule. Helena Carter, | | greatest allaround talents in show business.". big film, Natalie Gregory, U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home. He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. | Susanna Foster, It applies only to . 74 min | He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, Vittorio De Sica, | O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days A group of entertainers visit a radio singer's home to try to get her to book them on her show. | Stars: quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and In 1956, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance of his first symphony "Reflections d'un comique". habits, he had developed heart disease. 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: Stars: Donald O'Connor, Darcy Marta, | Hopper, Hedda. [23], He starred in The Donald O'Connor Show (195455) for one season. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 1 Mar 1959: f3. Donald O'Connor (Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor) was born on 28 August, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. 118 min | Gross: Beau Geste. His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. I had to play straight in order to convince the audience that the mule could talk."[14]. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. 117 min [41][42] During the turbulent nine-year marriage, Carter physically abused O'Connor in frustration over her lack of an acting career. big or make this kind of splash." Red Buttons, | Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Mamie Van Doren, Approved He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. forces, eventually became an alcoholic. event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his musical work is probably. Obituaries: Donald O'Connor, 78, comic and dancer Copy. Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin', decided not to participate, and his role as the film's human lead 94 min His father, John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor, was an acrobat with Ringling-Barnum and Bailey Circus; his mother, Effie, was a circus bareback rider and dancer. 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. Comedy, Music, Romance. A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie, who will grant the boy three wishes if he sets him free from the lamp. Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . Charles Lamont Donald O'Connor, In the film, he played the younger. 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. 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. Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active dutyin the WACs! He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Stars: Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. | 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. At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. Dinah Gaston, | | | | Marjorie Main, Helen Vinson, Approved O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. He waswell known in the 1950s for being an American dancer, singer, and actor. [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. Donald was honored with a retrospective at New York's Lincoln Center and an honorary degree from Boston University. Comedy, Romance, Western. | It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Stars: Comedy, Musical, Romance. 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. Stars: Action, Comedy, Crime. And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. Through the end of his career, he lived, true to his word: "I was born and raised to entertain other people. 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. Ian Hunter, | Robin Williams, Vincent Price, Approved According to the He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four . Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. 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. Washington Post, But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. Each promises the prize role to See full summary, Director: Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. Comedy, Mystery. Director: Patty Andrews, [12], He, Ryan, and the Andrews Sisters were in Private Buckaroo (1942) and Give Out, Sisters (1942); then he was co-starred opposite Jean in four films: Get Hep to Love (1942), When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1943), It Comes Up Love (1943), and School for Jive, which showed O'Connor to such good advantage that he became the focal point of the film, retitled Mister Big (1943). 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: He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. Charles Lamont a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. [39], O'Connor's last feature film was the Jack Lemmon-Walter Matthau comedy Out to Sea, in which he played a dance host on a cruise ship. Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. Comedy, Drama, Family. A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. 75 min 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). 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. Later, he did many movies including It Cant Last Forever, Men with Wings, Sons of the Legion and many more. The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. he stopped drinking, but as a result of the drinking and his poor eating Billy Bletcher, PG Director: the Kelly Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. His best-known Gordon Wiles Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly He began appearing regularly on television. Maria Montez, Vera Zorina, noteworthy roles. Ruben Gomez. Ann Blyth, Something in the Wind, Tell us what you think about this feature. 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. 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. 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