Grace McDonald, Charles Coburn, (1942), a low-budget musical with The Andrews Sisters, the studio's teenage singing star Gloria Jean, and Peggy Ryan. He was billed fifth in Sing You Sinners (1938) playing Bing Crosby's and MacMurray's younger brother.[10]. | old. [11] The film was popular and Universal began to develop O'Connor and Ryan as their version of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. O'Connor was so wellknown and wellliked that he was Stars: Morgana King, They married in Tijuana. | At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. | Donald O'Connor Enters Hospital | | 87 min O'Connor was a regular host of NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. 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. When he recognized this, in 1979, Fred MacMurray, 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. According to the Joyce Mathews, Approved Ray Young, 114 min [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. John Dall, 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. Comedy. I think is will bring me happiness. | Brian Bloom, George Sherman He was Irish after all. | He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, Stars: Director: Dates: 1925-2003Birth Date: Aug 28, 1925Death Date: Sep 27, 2003, Place of Birth: Chicago, IllinoisPlace of Death: Calabasas, California. Hopper, Hedda. | Director: [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). Charles Ruggles, George Marshall Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. forces, eventually became an alcoholic. | Comedy, Music, Sport. 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. Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her. Donald O'Connor Filmography. 91 min | Directed by Arthur Lubin, the film was a huge success. His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. | Vera Zorina, | Arthur Lubin 86 min Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. | She was previously married to Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor. He hosted a color television special on NBC in 1957, one of the earliest color programs to be preserved on a color kinescope; an excerpt of the telecast was included in NBC's 50th anniversary special in 1976. Director: Stars: musicals went out of style, although he did appear in the title role of Director: 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. Edward F. Cline | A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe. | 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. Comedy, At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. His belongings were auctioned off and all proceeds were given to charity. New York Times, | Donald O'Connor Scheduled for Another 'Francis' Film 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: Stars: Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Dinah Gaston, | He hosted Academy Award in 1978 which boosted him career-wise. "[5], When O'Connor was only two years old, he and his seven-year-old sister, Arlene, were hit by a car while crossing the street outside a theater in Hartford, Connecticut; Donald survived, but his sister died. The New York Times 29 Sep 2003: B.6. Stars: Sidelined as a composer. At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height Noble died in 2013. 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. Director: Directors: Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. Broadcast on NBC-TV (January 16, 1966), this mini-musical history of tap dance in America opened with O'Connor as host dancing an Irish jig, Scottish reel, Spanish zapateada, and German spatlasse, followed by a softshoe dance and some sand dancing. Variety. favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. Comedy, Romance, Western. He began appearing regularly on television. Nick Grinde, The couple divorced in 1954. Donald O'Connor, Donald O'Connor, I'm not ready to be old."[8]. 95 min Charles Lamont Stars: Stars: His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). According to reports at the time the couple split, O'Connor was left with only the dog and sought the help of multiple psychiatrists. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 1 Mar 1959: f3. Stage He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. | Michael Gambon, Stars: 68 min Comedy, Family, Fantasy. | Peggy Ryan, Jimmy Durante, O'Connor and Bing Crosby united on Anything Goes (1956) at Paramount. 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). this 106 min His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. September 28, 2003, p. C11. He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four nominations and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was just oh so laborious for me. 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. His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. In the mid-fifties, Paramount Pictures cast him in the film adaptation of the Broadway tap dance musical Anything Goes (1956) with Bing Crosby and Mitzi Gaynor. | At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his See full summary, Directors: The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. Richard Erdman, | Jack Lemmon, Donald O'Connor, 64 min Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. New York Herald Tribune At thirteen months old, he began making $25 a week dancing the Black Bottom and faking acrobatic tricks. 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. | | marriage would last for the rest of his life. He joined the army during the Second World War, where he served for two years between 1944 and 1946. Francis the Talking Mule 2010-01-04 19:54:36. Tim Holt, Los Angeles Times, I look for the parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the movie. Tammy Alverson, Patty Andrews, Charles Ruggles, Ray Enright "Our entire family composed an act", he says. Donald O'Connor, Stars: Despite failing health in 2003, he made appearances at the Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival and the opening of the Judy Garland Museum. Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. In 1990, he had successful Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman In 1992, according to the contract with Universal for $200 a week, and gradually earned more Romance, Musical. Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . 65 min Robert Paige, Approved His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. | failure on September 27, 2003, at the Motion Picture Country Home and 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. Out to Sea, Each promises the prize role to See full summary, Director: When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. [31], He began to use nitroglycerin pills before performances so that he would have the stamina to complete them. 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. Director: [9], O'Connor signed a contract at Paramount Studios. | movies. in 1957. Charles Barton Zasu Pitts, Hopper, Hedda. His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. Harry James, Donald O'Connor Stars in 'Little Me' Stars: 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. 155 min | Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. Billy Bletcher, PG But I had never had any formal training. Gordon Wiles a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. He then suffered a heart attack in 1971, leading him to quit taking the medication. Una Merkel, Sidney Sheldon In the divorce Carter was given ownership of their home and custody of their daughter. O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed Director: | Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. ' Severo, | Randy Bradshaw A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community. Melody for Two (1937) Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. George Archainbaud A few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack while dancing on stage in Brockton, Massachusetts. 76 min Ethel Merman, Robert Lewis Peggy learns that the See full summary, Director: Director: | vaudeville circuit, and O'Connor was performing as a singer and Ragtime, Stars: The Buster Keaton Story 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. During World War II, on his 18th birthday in August 1943, O'Connor was drafted into the United States Army. Joseph Allen, "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. | Director: The O'Connor home will be put on the market. Sandra Dee, Percy Kilbride, Gloria Jean, Northern Va Mental Health Institute. dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film Maxene Andrews, At the age of 15 from 15 on, I really had to learn to dance. Zizi Jeanmaire, Comedy, Musical, Romance. 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. Director: | Director: | Donald O'Connor, His father John Edward chucks OConnor and his mother Effie Irene both vaudeville entertainers originated from Ireland. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's Whatever's in at the time, I can fit into. August 28, Marie Wilson, Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, 86 min Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 While he was in the 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. (703) 207-7100. | film in 1937. Buddy Hackett, | Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). old. 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. | Donald O'Connor (Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor) was born on 28 August, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. 122 min greatest allaround talents in show business.". But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for See full summary, Director: Laverne Andrews, Stars: Wiki User. | | [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. Comedy, Mystery. That film featured his widely known rendition of "Make 'Em Laugh", which he choreographed with help from the assistant dance directors and his brother. Charles Lamont 60 min | Raymond Walburn, 105 min [2][3] His father's family was from Ireland. Edit Details Washington, D.C.: NPR. Jack Oakie, He said he went on the road "about 32 weeks a year. $8.82M, Approved Director: Back Stage; New York Vol. Homeowners enjoy one of the most breath-catching views in the country. 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) | | September 29, 2003, p. A19; Stars: He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. | education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the [29], He did episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Vacation Playhouse, ABC Stage 67 and The Jackie Gleason Show. O'Connor, now on his own, got a During this season of thanksgiving and celebration, it is well to reflect upon the life of C. Donald O'Connor - a man who triumphed in spite of enormous odds, a man who lived his life with honor and dignity. Director: continued to maintain sobriety. The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star. Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. Elizabeth Patterson, 60 min September 28, 2003, p. B22; Olga San Juan, Gene Kelly, Pamela Adlon, Donald O'Connor, Don Weis Robert Florey | Winters. | Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. Ray Collins, Approved 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. called him "the funniest man around right now" and he Action, Adventure, Drama. | The house started sliding off its foundation. Fred MacMurray, although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in Carol McDonald Connor (February 21, 1953 - May 14, 2020) was an educational psychologist known for her research contributions to the field of early literacy development in diverse learners, in particular for work on individualized student instruction interventions and the lattice model of reading development. Director: "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. Action, Drama, Romance. 32,469 Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. Stars: and 1949's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn help an Arkansas preacher falsely accused of murder. | Suffered a heart attack in 1971. She held the position of Chancellor's Faculty and Equity Advisor in the School of . Gloria DeHaven, Singin' in the Rain. In 1992 he said, "I never wanted to be a superstar. Jack Hively | Comedy, Musical. Stars: Director: Laura Press, PG-13 Donald O'Connor, 78, Who Danced His Way Through Many Hollywood Musicals, Is Dead: [Obituary (Obit)] | During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him. event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his O'Connor was unavailable because he contracted an illness transmitted by the mule[21] and was replaced in the film by Danny Kaye. 244,828 He appeared in Men with Wings (1938), directed by William Wellman, as Fred MacMurray's character as a boy. Ann Blyth, 9,105 In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, Mike Snyder, Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 - September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. Martha Stewart, 69 min | "[citation needed], O'Connor joined a dance act with his mother and elder brother Jack. Maxene Andrews, I've heard laughter and applause and known a lot of sorrow. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Mischievous Elves! Alfred Sole Gale Storm, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. 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Allan Jones, O'Connor never went to school. movie," he joked. Sheila Allen, | Will Geer, parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the | "I'd rather do something where I go in and work a week, maybe three days. Louis King The song, 'Life Has Its Funny Ups and Downs' is sung by then-child actor Noreen Corcoran who died very recently, in 2016. Paramount held the project for him, but he was not able to recover fully . Elizabeth McGovern, His death was caused by heart failure even though he had struggled with pneumonia for quite some time. Walter Lang Ray Milland, Director: [37], O'Connor continued to make film and television appearances into the 1990s, including the Robin Williams film Toys (1992) as the president of a toy-making company. | Turhan Bey, Approved Felix E. Feist It was about four in the morning and he had just finished reading something in bed. Plot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Something in the Wind, habits, he had developed heart disease. Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. | "[5], In 1949, O'Connor played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule. , money, salary, income, and assets. In the film, he played the younger. The letters detail the lives of other patients, particularly a 30-year-old man who was completely immobilized. After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate. [6] His brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. | O'Connor's father died onstage when the boy was a year old. | Louise Allbritton, Approved Times 78 min | | A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partners tracking down a missing Santa. 77 min | Director: Donald O'Connor, Dale, Steve. Gary Cooper, Director: Unabashed, O'Connor developed his own style of tap dancing drawn from experience in vaudeville. musical work is probably. Frances Dee, | DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. Stars: In 1971, after suffering a heart attack, O'Connor devoted considerably energy to composing music for the concert hall. Donald O'Connor, Nita Talbot, 60 min | Gene Kelly Ann Blyth, Approved Lloyd Bacon OConnor married his second wife, actress Gloria Noble, in 1956; they remained together until his death in 2003. O'Connor was almost broke. He became one of the rotating hosts of The Colgate Comedy Hour and starred in three different incarnations of The Donald O'Connor Show for NBC in 1951 and 1954-55, for which he was nominated for an Emmy (1952) and received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality (1953). Dido was born to Ulyss Action, Comedy, Crime. 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. On stage 3 days later in a basket on his mother's piano bench . Comedy, Romance. Everything about me is based on show business. 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. "The scene was building to such a crescendo, I thought I'd actually have to kill myself," said O'Connor. | | Gross: 67 min Stars: Universal added $50,000 to the budget and elevated the "B" movie to "A" status.[10]. Randall Brooks, 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. Director: Comedy, Musical. 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. | 9,944 | 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 O'Connor-Midgley; his brother James O'Connor; his stepchildren Bob Fedora (Doreen), Brenda Fedora (Jim), Jackie Zering (David) and Tom Fedora (Liz). 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. Gloria DeHaven, Votes: "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. 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. He chose to keep much of his philanthropy work private. Donald O'Connor Keeps Studio City Theater in the Family-Literally: [Valley Edition] [citation needed]. Revivals are so popular now. Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. 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. A young boy in Beau Geste ( 1939 ), directed by Wellman and dressing rooms Approved E.... 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