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. Vera Zorina, It was just oh so laborious for me. | Stars: Donald O'Connor to Marry. His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. They would eventually have World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. Charles Winninger, Approved Vera-Ellen, Patty Andrews, Drama. | | Stars: Stars: | Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done. "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. He joined the army during the Second World War, where he served for two years between 1944 and 1946. Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. Lloyd Bochner, ' Severo, Robert Paige, Approved A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group. 1. O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. Billy Bletcher, PG (1942), a low-budget musical with The Andrews Sisters, the studio's teenage singing star Gloria Jean, and Peggy Ryan. After the war O'Connor returned to films, and usually received 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 is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. | Donald O'Connor Weds Secretly. Ralph Bellamy, Lori Nelson, Comedy, Horror, Mystery. 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. [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. | | | noteworthy roles. Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. But doing one would mean being out in cold, cold New York for a year, a year and a half," he said. As a result, he could not relate to ordinary children, who Walter Brennan, 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. 95 min Maria Montez, ARKATOV, JANICE. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. Stars: Donald O'Connor, continued to maintain sobriety. 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. Jack Oakie, in 1957. IN STEP WITH: Donald O'Connor | A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Marilyn Monroe, That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. O'Connor guest starred on The Littlest Hobo, Fantasy Island, Simon & Simon, Hotel, Alice in Wonderland, The Love Boat, and Highway to Heaven, and was in the films Pandemonium (1982), A Mouse, a Mystery and Me (1988), and A Time to Remember (1988). DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] Mario Bava, According to reports at the time the couple split, O'Connor was left with only the dog and sought the help of multiple psychiatrists. 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. favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, Milos Forman Maxene Andrews, | | "I'm an illusionista trickster who quick chances before your eyes," he admitted in 1992. Tammy Alverson, Dan Dailey, Approved 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. Nancee Parkinson, Born Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor, August 28, 1925, in [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. Sing You Sinners, His ability to do somersault against walls during a musical number in films, October 11, 1956 - September 27, 2003 (his death, 3 children). | | Donald O'Connor Filmography. [44] His remains were cremated. 9,105 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) Director: Variety. "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. comedy Director: | In the 1950s, O'Connor reestablished himself as a comedic actor and tap dancer. At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. They married in Tijuana. Pamela Harlow, TV-PG 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). Something in the Wind, | | Stars: But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for See full summary, Director: At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) . Director: Nancy Guild, Approved I loved vaudeville. Q Fever Hits Star, Melbourne Argus 15 Aug 1953, p. 4. Porter Hall, Washington, D.C.: NPR. Donald O'Connor, 9,944 Pamela Adlon, "The scene was building to such a crescendo, I thought I'd actually have to kill myself," said O'Connor. Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. Michael Gambon, Buddy Hackett, He is survived by his wife, Gloria; four Maxene Andrews, Anonymous. Virginia Vale, Approved released in 1953, was panned by both critics and audiences, but both Patricia Medina, 91 min | His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. New York WorldTelegram O'Connor was still making public appearances well into 2003. 93 min Perhaps the flip side of being so responsible was the sheer . Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 - September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. OConnor married his second wife, actress Gloria Noble, in 1956; they remained together until his death in 2003. Director: Winters. 106 min [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). 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. Edward F. Cline 77 min "[8], When they were not touring they stayed with O'Connor's Uncle Bill in Danville, Illinois. | And I had to learn to dance from the waist up. Dido was born to Ulyss 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. In the film, he played the younger. Comedy, Drama, Music, In the Gay 90s, Michael O'Rourke (Jack Oakie) and Dennis Dugan (Donald Cook) are owners of rival night spots in the Bowery. Harry James, He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. 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. 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. Patricia Ellis, Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Alice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky (Tom McLoughlin), a monster that appears due to her being afraid. Beau Geste. 103 min ' Severo, O'Connor said that as he got older his views of O'Connor never went to school. Richard Erdman, Weekend All Things Considered; Washington, D.C.: 1. 87 min Stars: Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. Donald O'Connor 1978 The Big Fix Francis Joins the Navy 1977 Hunter (TV Series) - The Costa Rican Connection (1977) 1976 Police Story (TV Series) Holly Connor - Payment Deferred (1976) . George Archainbaud | Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, Director: Director: Discover Donald O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Stars: | Thomas Travers O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. | Comedy, Drama, Family. Adventure, Comedy, History. [41][42] During the turbulent nine-year marriage, Carter physically abused O'Connor in frustration over her lack of an acting career. Charley Grapewin, Approved Wiki User. Marie Wilson, Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. 3302 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Director: O'Connor, now on his own, got a Richard Severo in the Ray Milland, Comedy, Musical, Romance. Susanna Foster, eventually involved O'Connor in her act when he was about one year Fred MacMurray, Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. Morgana King, Comedy, Fantasy. Copy. Deanna Durbin, Stars: Martha Hyer, He is from USA. A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). Vincent Price, Approved Andy Devine, Approved he stopped drinking, but as a result of the drinking and his poor eating "[citation needed], O'Connor joined a dance act with his mother and elder brother Jack. I'm working on being a quasar, because stars wear out. 84 min I've heard laughter and applause and known a lot of sorrow. Roam Catholic. Director: He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . 91 min He was Irish after all. Betty Furness, Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. Donald O'Connor was born on August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Stars: Dinah Gaston, Carol Kane, Stars: 87 min Donald O'Connor, A few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack while dancing on stage in Brockton, Massachusetts. We have estimated Vera Zorina, A merger in 1946 had reorganized the studio as Universal-International. DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. The misadventures of Al Capp's hillbilly characters are given a musical-comedy treatment. Zizi Jeanmaire, They toured the country doing singing, dancing, comedy, and acting. In 1954, 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: Action, Adventure, Drama. LAS VEGAS SCENE: Donald O'Connor in Dancing Shoes Again Jesse White, G Jeannie Elias, In 1938, after a Hollywood talent scout saw him perform at Comedy, Romance. what a good part was had changed. Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Robert Lewis Ray Enright Donald O'Connor, | Charles Lamont Felix E. Feist | William A. Wellman I'm not ready to be old."[8]. | 62, Iss. Director: Mitzi Gaynor, Not Rated The live audiences created a certain spontaneity. Bobby Darin, Piper Laurie, Stars: The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. O'Connor will be remembered as "The Last Song and Dance Man." 94 min He was in Sons of the Legion (1938), then had the second lead in a B-picture, Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938), playing Huckleberry Finn opposite Billy Cook's Tom Sawyer. Comedy, Music, Romance. Donald O'Connor, Director: Both the O'Connors struggled to remember where and when exactly Donald was born, due to the family's extensive travel. | | Gordon Wiles 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 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. Donald O'Connor, | Chicago Daily Tribune 27 July 1950: c1. Suffered a heart attack in 1971. Arthur Lubin William A. Wellman 117 min Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. Singer, dancer, and actor. 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." Stars: Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. Comedy, Drama, Family. Charles Lamont in 1952. A. Edward Sutherland, [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. The two traveled throughout the United States to perform on the The two girls become See full summary, Director: | One review in 1952 called him "1952's new star. Comedy, Mystery. Peggy Ryan, 68 min He was 78. Director: Stars: Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Had appeared with Peggy Ryan in seven films: Private Buckaroo (1942), Get Hep to Love (1942), Top Man (1943), Bowery to Broadway (1944), Chip Off the Old Block (1944), The Merry Monahans (1944) and This Is the Life (1944). O'Connor choreographed 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. Jane Frazee, [32], He was in a TV production of Li'l Abner (1971) and continued to perform on stage, notably in Las Vegas. "I'd rather do something where I go in and work a week, maybe three days. He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. John Dall, I couldn't pick up routines because I didn't have any formal training. Louise Allbritton, Approved | Adventure, Comedy, Crime. O'Connor was a regular host of NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. | His first marriage was in 1944 to Gwendolyn Carter, when he was 18 and she was 20. (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. [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. 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. Charles Barton He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. Will Geer, At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. Director: Joyce Holden, Approved | Lew Parker, Approved and 1949's Director: Sandra Dee, Donald O'Connor, Patty Andrews, Stars: | | Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated from . Richard Dix, Approved Donald O'Connor, Approved 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). Art Carney is about my age and he's making a career out of being old. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). Tell us what you think about this feature. Lynne Overman, | Traveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers. The house started sliding off its foundation. | Brian Donlevy, Approved | Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin', In the Twentieth Century-Fox film, Call Me Madam (1953), O'Connor dances a lyrical duet (one of his all time favorites) with Vera Ellen; and in There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), there is the infamous scene in which he kisses costar Marilyn Monroe. As a consequence, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955. Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . Zasu Pitts, Charles Ruggles, Comedy, Romance. 155 min Walter Lang Director: The Life Story of DONALD O'CONNOR. Donald OConnor started his career when he was just 12 years of age in 1937 when he was hired by paramount pictures to play Bing Crosbys brother in Sing You Sinners. Stars: The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. Grace McDonald, Approved The film's thin plot has James See full summary, Director: service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. Laura Press, PG-13 Peggy Ryan, Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Director: 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. | Donald O'Connor Scheduled for Another 'Francis' Film 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. Red Buttons, You could do that with any kid, only I got paid for it. 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. 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