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Despite failing health in 2003, he made appearances at the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival and the opening of the Judy Garland Museum. 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]. Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. Action, Comedy, Crime. The two traveled throughout the United States to perform on the Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925. Stars: Olga San Juan, | The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. Director: The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. Director: Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. | | movies. 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." I hope so." Peggy Ryan, [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. ' Severo, Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. 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. One tragic Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . In 1998, he signed on for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, a revue featuring 54-year-old + performers. 94 min old. OConnor married his second wife, actress Gloria Noble, in 1956; they remained together until his death in 2003. 91 min (703) 207-7100. They would eventually have Director: ", [Source: Constance Valis Hill, Tap Dancing America, A Cultural History (2010)]. Louise Allbritton, Approved Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Gloria DeHaven, Votes: Stars: William A. Wellman Stars: 64 min Los Angeles Times, the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first | 81 min 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. Nancee Parkinson, Charles Lamont O'Connor had barely left the womb before embarking on his long show-business career. John Hartley, although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. O'Connor will be remembered as "The Last Song and Dance Man." But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. Stars: Jackie Coogan, Passed Dates: 1925-2003Birth Date: Aug 28, 1925Death Date: Sep 27, 2003, Place of Birth: Chicago, IllinoisPlace of Death: Calabasas, California. 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. 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. | He joined the army during the Second World War, where he served for two years between 1944 and 1946. Director: Will Homer come through in the end? "[5], O'Connor began performing in movies in 1937, making his debut aged 11 in Melody for Two appearing with his family act. children, his niece, Patty O'Connor Norton; and four grandchildren. Alice Kelley, | | Patty Andrews, Born in Chicago, Illinois, Homeowners enjoy one of the most breath-catching views in the country. He was the seventh child born to John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor. Paramount held the project for him, but he was not able to recover fully . William A. Wellman act with his brothers, Billy and Jack, and the three boys made a short "Our entire family composed an act", he says. Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. Yes Sir, That's My Baby. 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: | For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. I looked like the world's greatest dancer. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 28 Aug. 1925, Donald David Ronald Dixon O'Connor born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago. Donald O'Connor, Back Stage; New York Vol. Jim Backus, Lt. Peter Stirling / Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan, TV-PG He appeared in Men with Wings (1938), directed by William Wellman, as Fred MacMurray's character as a boy. Stars: a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days You could do that with any kid, only I got paid for it. James P. Hogan Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! | Adventure, Comedy, Drama. | They rushed production to complete four more by that date, all with Ryan: This Is the Life (1944), with Foster; The Merry Monahans (1944), with Blyth and Jack Oakie; Bowery to Broadway (1945), another all-star effort where O'Connor had a cameo; and Patrick the Great (1945). Ray Young, Darcy Marta, Director: Director: He began appearing regularly on television. | Gross: Jesse White, G Buddy Hackett, in 1957. [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. Director: Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. Something in the Wind, Charles Lamont Billie Hayes, Porter Hall, | Ruben Gomez. Donald O'Connor Divorced. contract with Universal for $200 a week, and gradually earned more 77 min Luckily, the house wedged up against a big tree and that kept it from crashing into a canyon. | Charles Lamont Richard Anderson, Approved Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. 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 was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Brady, James. | Ann Blyth, In the following year, he The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. Out to Sea, 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. World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. Witches! with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. New York Herald Tribune Donald O'Connor, O'Connor was the youngest of seven children born to John Edward | He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, Donald O'Connor, 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. Dmitri Surensky | One review in 1952 called him "1952's new star. Jimmy Durante, was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor 86 min Robert Paige, 74 min Gene Kelly, | $8.82M, Approved I loved vaudeville. Lori Nelson, When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. Jack Hively Comedy. Comedy, Drama, Family. | movie," he joked. The New York Times, 17 June 1953: 32. | [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). | Whatever's in at the time, I can fit into. 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. James Cagney, Melvin, a photographer for "Look" magazine, meets Judy and wants to marry her. | He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. | 82 min Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting Christine Jansen, 92 min 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. daughter, Donna, and divorced ten years later. Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. Nick Grinde, | Actually, they were quite challenging. Stars: Eddie Albert, | O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. In 1956, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance of his first symphony "Reflections d'un comique". Patricia Ellis, Anonymous. An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton. Gloria Jean, He was their headliner, dancing and singing his way through eight performances a week. By the time he was 12, O'Connor had a songanddance Uncle of Patsy O'Connor. Stanley Donen, Donald O'Connor, 88 min | O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, Allan Jones, 94 min O'Connor and Ryan both had cameos in Universal's all-star Follow the Boys (1944). motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's James Shigeta, 93 min [24] Arthur Lubin, who directed the series, later recalled that O'Connor "got very difficult" to work with after a while. (1942), a low-budget musical with The Andrews Sisters, the studio's teenage singing star Gloria Jean, and Peggy Ryan. 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. 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. 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