The dancer was paralyzed from the waist down, but recovered by way of physical therapy. In the 1950s, O'Connor also began A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. Stanley Donen, | At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) . Donald O'Connor Stars in 'Little Me' | He later did many more movies and TVs show after. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. 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. | His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. Fred MacMurray, They toured the country doing singing, dancing, comedy, and acting. Brian Donlevy, Approved The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. | 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." 63 min 2010-01-04 19:54:36. | I did triple wings and everything. Comedy, At the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. | See full summary, Director: New York Times, Laverne Andrews, Approved Comedy, Musical. Comedy, Musical, Romance. Ray Milland, | Mamie Van Doren, Approved 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. [9], In 1941, O'Connor signed with Universal Pictures for $200 a week, where he began with What's Cookin'? The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work. "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. Wesley Ruggles | | Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. | starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's [32], He was in a TV production of Li'l Abner (1971) and continued to perform on stage, notably in Las Vegas. O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. 68 min time in the service entertaining combat troops. The students, including See full summary, Director: September 28, 2003, p. B22; James Shigeta, 93 min | 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. They had three children, son Donald Frederick, daughter Alicia, and son Kevin. ' Severo, O'Connor said that as he got older his views of | Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. | Donald O'Connor, That studio also released The Buster Keaton Story (1957), in which O'Connor had the title role. 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. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. Stars: Comedy, Musical. 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) . Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated from . | Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active dutyin the WACs! Chicago Daily Tribune 18 Oct 1954: b16. O'Connor was married twice and had four children. The O'Connor home will be put on the market. | | Three of the children born to the O'Connor's died in infancy and Donald was the last child the couple had. [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). They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. O'Connor was still making public appearances well into 2003. Charles Lamont Stars: | Charles Ruggles, 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. and 1949's Mary Boland, Robert Paige, Approved Arthur Lubin He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1680 Vine Street; and for Television at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. "[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. O'Connor made his immortal scene in Los Angeles Times 17 Aug 1965: C10. Pamela Harlow, TV-PG Bobby Darin, Washington, D.C.: NPR. 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 title, once proposed for an autobiographical stage play he was preparing, is apropos for a man who so knew how to create magic and delight as an entertainer. Gwen Carter is known for The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and All Star Revue (1950). His second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Maria Montez, So, when I went into movies and started working with all those great dancers, I had a terrible time. | Chicago Daily Tribune 20 Apr 1952: e2. Director: Cecil Kellaway, | Donald O'Connor, Donald O'Connor, Randall Brooks, 91 min Comedy, Romance. George Sanders, Passed One review in 1952 called him "1952's new star. ARKATOV, JANICE. Drama. Stars: O'Connor was almost broke. Donald was their 7 th child. His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman Donald O'Connor, Approved Nick Grinde, Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). Comedy, Music. Penny Edwards, Approved Elizabeth Patterson, Approved Bergan, Ronald. Nancy Guild, Approved Arthur Lubin 9,944 Thomas Travers is 5'7"(1.7m) . Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925. | Answer: Vaudeville: correspondence school . "Now I'm looking for the Comedy, Drama, Music, Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but reckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through See full summary, Director: dancer, and actor best known for his jaunty, spirited solo in the film Harry James, His second wife Gloria Noblehad three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. 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. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. Mischievous Elves! But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his See full summary, Directors: The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. | Peter Lorre, 110 min 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. Alan Hale, | View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). His death was caused by heart failure even though he had struggled with pneumonia for quite some time. George Archainbaud | According to the Stars: Hal Needham | Dale, Steve. I sing, I dance, I do comedy. Sheila Allen, While he was in the Finally, the studio paired O'Connor opposite their biggest female star, Deanna Durbin, in Something in the Wind (1947). Jean Hagen, Votes: But I had never had any formal training. Adventure, Comedy, Crime. 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. Tim Holt, | forces, eventually became an alcoholic. Comedy, Mystery. Donald O'Connor, Donald O'Connor Keeps Studio City Theater in the Family-Literally: [Valley Edition] Stars: Donald O'Connor, Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting a rug in several Universal musicals of the 1940s. Helen Vinson, Approved Director: 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. "[19], He supported Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam (1953) at 20th Century Fox, later saying the film contained his best dancing.[20]. costarring a talking mule. The live audiences created a certain spontaneity. Ragtime, Stars: Stars: 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). asked to be master of ceremonies at that year's Academy Awards. In 1998 O'Connor signed on for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, headlining a revue featuring 54-year-old-plus performers, and signing and dancing his way through eight performances a week. Donald O'Connor Billed at Sahara His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. | He had guest roles in Murder, She Wrote, Tales from the Crypt, The Building, The Nanny and Frasier, and was in the films Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994), and Father Frost (1996). Scott Bloom, CA. | A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. appearing in television roles. A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partners tracking down a missing Santa. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. Milos Forman Beau Geste. 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. Comedy, Music, Romance. daughter, Donna, and divorced ten years later. Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 Nancee Parkinson, which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. | Directors: | Richard Severo in the Chicago, IL; died of heart failure, September 27, 2003, in Woodland Hills, He continued to perform live.[38]. Joyce Holden, Approved | Peggy Ryan, Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and 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. Stars: 93 min | 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. in 1952. 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: 64 min Stars: Laverne Andrews, | was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor | A group of entertainers visit a radio singer's home to try to get her to book them on her show. Gloria Jean, | I look for the parts where I die and they talk about me for the rest of the movie. Stars: Donald O'Connor (Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor) was born on 28 August, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. O'Connor was stunned at the insignificance of the gift after all the millions of dollars he had made for the studio, and in later life recalled, "What can I say about these 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. I move fast, I keep changing my hats. 87 min He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, was taken by Mickey Rooney. 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. 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. 61 min The Guardian 29 Sep 2003: 1.21. On February 7, 1944, O'Connor married Gwendolyn Carter; they had a He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Reading difficulties and disabilities present serious and potentially lifelong challenges. And I had to learn to dance from the waist up. | 1925, Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America. | 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. Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Donald O'Connor, 94 min Comedy, Bandit (Brian Bloom), a man's man who enjoys driving his fast car and living the free-and-easy life and occasional interludes with fast women, gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from See full synopsis, Director: Actually, they were quite challenging. | Peggy Ryan, Stars: 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. [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. 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, Robin Williams, 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. That same year, his brother, Billy, died from scarlet fever, and the 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. | At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height Lew Parker, Approved Stars: the Stars: | Brad Dourif, Votes: [citation needed]. | 87 min | In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, ' Severo, 65 min 82 min O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. Grace McDonald, Approved At a farewell luncheon, the studio executives presented him with a gift: a camera and 14 rolls of film. | Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1973: g21. Stage | Irving Pichel He subsequently focused on theatre work and his nightclub act, performing in Las Vegas. He soon falls for Wallace's niece Chris Hall. | With a backlog of seven features, deferred openings kept O'Connor's screen presence uninterrupted during the two years he was overseas with Special Services in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Director: Joseph Allen, Zylstra, Freida. Charles Lamont Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. George Marshall 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. Billy Cook, The misadventures of Al Capp's hillbilly characters are given a musical-comedy treatment. They divorced in the year 1954. He was the seventh child born to John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor and Effie Irene Crane O'Connor. 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. He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. Donald O'Connor, Arthur Lubin | Patricia Ellis, 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. Show Boat. what a good part was had changed. Donald O'Connors income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. | Fred MacMurray, vaudeville circuit, and O'Connor was performing as a singer and | Frances Dee, Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! Martha Coolidge Comedy. Stars: Comedy, Musical, Romance. | One of O'Connor's most memorable moments tap dancing on television is The Bell Telephone Hour's "Song and Dance Man." He began appearing regularly on television. [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. 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. Gloria DeHaven, Votes: Marilyn Monroe, | Lloyd Bacon | New York Times, Patty Andrews, And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. Walter Matthau, Maxene Andrews, 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). Morgana King, He is best known today for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown in . event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his Barry Levinson Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. 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. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 19 Apr 1968: c18. Edward F. Cline He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . From a vaudeville family act, his father John Edward "Chuck" O'Connor was an acrobat with Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Baily Circus as a "leaper". In the 1950s, O'Connor reestablished himself as a comedic actor and tap dancer. Although his mother passed on some rudimentary Photo is dated 10-14-1977. Charles Lamont Gloria Jean, | During World War II, on his 18th birthday in August 1943, O'Connor was drafted into the United States Army. [2][3] His father's family was from Ireland. | Northern Va Mental Health Institute. Francis, Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. | | 106 min Ruben Gomez. | "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. 71 min This is an original press photo. in 1957. Stars: Donald O'Connor, Approved and in 1983, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of O'Connor was unavailable because he contracted an illness transmitted by the mule[21] and was replaced in the film by Danny Kaye. | Piper Laurie, Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. Maxene Andrews, 88 min Comedy, Musical, Romance, Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. Stars: | Gross: He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. Robin Wright, Votes: | Gordon Wiles Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. Los Angeles Times, In 2002, according to Robert W. Welkos in the In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films O'Connor never went to school. O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". A: The short answer is no. He also starred in several of the wellloved | 91 min Los Angeles Times 9 Aug 1953: 3. Susanna Foster, | Director: Lynne Overman, | Hopper, Hedda. Donald O'Connor Divorced. Jim Backus, Lt. Peter Stirling / Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan, TV-PG Walter Brennan, O'Connor credited the patients he met and thanked God for allowing him to recover. Stars: Ann Blyth, He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. And yeah, I think I wear well. Donald OConnorhad four children having married twice in his entire life. ", [Source: Constance Valis Hill, Tap Dancing America, A Cultural History (2010)]. According to reports at the time the couple split, O'Connor was left with only the dog and sought the help of multiple psychiatrists. 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." 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