Stars: Robert Paige, 74 min Kelly Charles Coburn, September 29, 2003, p. A19; Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Not Rated Sidney Sheldon Children who do not read well are more likely to be retained a grade in school, drop out of high school, become a teen parent, or enter the juvenile justice system. | 117 min [44] His remains were cremated. After being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate. War hero Johnny Kovacs works with his superiors to hide from a star crossed lover while on leave and falls in love while living at a boarding house. 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. Richard Anderson, Approved Comedy, Musical. appearing in television roles. Comedy, Family, Fantasy. (1948), Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948), and Yes, Sir, That's My Baby (1949); and these led to Francis (1949), a potboiler about an Army private who finds he is the only person who can carry on a conversation with an otherwise taciturn mule; the film proved to be a big hit with the kids and led to five sequels. Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. | Stars: Brady, James. His best-known They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Brian Donlevy, Approved Stars: Get it done and come back home. Severo, Richard. 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) . | | Stars: As a result, he could not relate to ordinary children, who | Donald Cook, Approved Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. Comedy, Musical. Both the O'Connors struggled to remember where and when exactly Donald was born, due to the family's extensive travel. Phil Warren, Approved Director: Julie Adams, We have estimated 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. After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. Donald O'Connor, Miss Main Set Comedy. | Washington Post, Stars: | Gross: Robert Paige, Approved [6], O'Connor was reluctant to keep making Francis films but agreed to Francis in the Navy (1955). Stars: They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, See full summary, Director: William A. Wellman Robin Wright, Votes: Joyce Holden, Approved Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. Drama. 1. 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. Stars: I do my concert work and I do night clubs and that kind of stuff. the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. New York Times Director: | [28] He returned to Universal for the first time in ten years to make the Sandra Dee comedy That Funny Feeling (1965). His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. Jesse White, G 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. Stars: Stars: and 1949's | [15], In January of 1952 O'Connor signed a three-picture deal with Paramount. Melody for Two (1937) Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. Louise Allbritton, Approved Born in 1925, Donald O'Connor's life spanned the 20th Century with its depressions, wars and social upheavals. He was Irish after all. Audio Recording: Christmas with Donald and Debbie/BVM Records, BVMC 51317, 1992. number. loved the rollerskating tap dance he performed in it. Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. 78 min And the more pleased an audience is, the more energy I give back to the audience. | | event, other than the death of his father, marred his childhood: his 118 min 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. His elder wife Gwendolyn Carter had one daughter Donna. Approved | And I had to learn to dance from the waist up. Walter Lang Director: DONALD O'CONNOR IN 'PICTURES', Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1982: g3. Beau Geste. DONALD O'CONNOR'S MUSICAL JOURNEY KEEPS HIM ON ROAD: [SPORTS FINAL, CN Edition] Director: 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. Stars: Nolle Adam, Gene Lockhart, 82 min It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. | Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Eddie Albert, Mamie Van Doren, Approved | Stars: Comedy, Drama, Family. | (May 25, 1997). Donald O'Connor, Stars: 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: Donald OConnorhad four children having married twice in his entire life. August 28, Donald O'Connor Billed at Sahara 86 min O'Connor made his first stage appearance at three days old, lying onstage across a piano bench beside his mother who, not yet ready to return to heavy dancing, played the piano. Dyan Cannon, He remained out of the public eye for some time after this film, In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. He spent his childhood . 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." Morgana King, "[36], He developed heart trouble and underwent successful quadruple-bypass surgery in 1990. I'm working on being a quasar, because stars wear out. [40] Together they had one child, a daughter Donna. At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. 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. His grandmother, Mama Theresa encourages him; and his See full summary, Director: O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. Lori Nelson, Approved O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. habits, he had developed heart disease. handstands. Effie also stopped O'Connor from learning hazardous dance routines, and made sure she always knew where he was when he wasn't performing. George Marshall Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. Comedy, Milton Haskins, a math genius known for his infallibility with numbers, quits his job with an insurance company when he discovers he made a mistake, and hooks up with a traveling carnival. | At the age of 78, O'Connor died of heart Comedy, Romance. family act broke up in 1940. 94 min Zylstra, Freida. Olga San Juan, The first, 2010-01-04 19:54:36. In 1956, he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance of his first symphony "Reflections d'un comique". | Debbie Reynolds, 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. Comedy, Music, Sport. | although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in Watch in awe as one of the world's greatest entertainers, Donald O'Connor, tap dances on roller skates - just because he can. Jack Hively eventually involved O'Connor in her act when he was about one year Walter Matthau, service, Universal continued to pay him his salary of $50 a day. O'Connor was married twice and had four children. Edward F. Cline The Andrews Sisters, | Director: Comedy, At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community. World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. He bought a theatre, the Donald O'Connor Theatre, and would perform in it with his children. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn help an Arkansas preacher falsely accused of murder. Twelve year-old Angelo Villano has one dream: to someday sing like his idol, Mario Lanza. 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: 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. film in 1937. | | Grace McDonald, Approved Susanna Foster, They would eventually have She was previously married to Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor. | Richard Severo in the Lynne Overman, The Guardian 29 Sep 2003: 1.21. Charles Lamont Vera Zorina, Roam Catholic. | Lew Parker, Approved 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. Mike Snyder, Francis the Talking Mule In 1997, O'Connor appeared in the Dmitri Surensky Jane Frazee, Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. 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. Gloria Jean, [17] O'Connor's unassuming yet extreme athleticism is on full display, with the number featuring dozens of jumps, pratfalls, and two backflips launched by running halfway up a wall. Gene Kelly, Jim Backus, Lt. Peter Stirling / Bosun's Mate Slicker Donovan, TV-PG 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). | Gross: Frances Dee, Piper Laurie, Donald O'Connor, In 1992 he said, "I never wanted to be a superstar. Three other siblings died during childbirth. Natalie Gregory, | forces, eventually became an alcoholic. The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. Stars: 106 min In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. He began appearing regularly on television. Billy died a year or two later after contracting scarlet fever. They married in Tijuana. 244,828 He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). | "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. At thirteen months old, he began making $25 a week dancing the Black Bottom and faking acrobatic tricks. O'Connor and Ryan both had cameos in Universal's all-star Follow the Boys (1944). Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 1 Mar 1959: f3. Stars: 94 min Although his mother passed on some rudimentary Brad Dourif, Votes: 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. musical work is probably. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. , money, salary, income, and assets. | Donald O'Connor, | A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. Frank Ryan O'Connor was unavailable because he contracted an illness transmitted by the mule[21] and was replaced in the film by Danny Kaye. | Gross: In the film, he played the younger. It was just oh so laborious for me. Maxene Andrews, O'Connor was born into a Vaudeville family, where he learned to dance, sing, play comedy, even slapstick. act with his brothers, Billy and Jack, and the three boys made a short James Cagney, Stars: Laverne Andrews, He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. Stars: 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. James P. Hogan Winters. comedy | But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for See full summary, Director: Directors: 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). Sing You Sinners, Director: I'm still singing and dancing. The couple divorced in 1954. On February 7, 1944, O'Connor married Gwendolyn Carter; they had a Harry James, A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. Arthur Lubin daughter, Donna, and divorced ten years later. Bobby Darin, Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). Donald O'Connor, 84 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: 91 min Director: Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin', [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. 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). Ethel Merman, But his focus moved increasingly to touring live shows.[27]. The New York Times, 8 Feb 1944: 12. So I can do straight comedy without the song and dance; I can do all kinds of combinations. Robert Armstrong, Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers. | Donald O'Connor Keeps Studio City Theater in the Family-Literally: [Valley Edition] Rhonda Fleming, | | Starring with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, O'Connor Gale Storm, Betty Grable, I move fast, I keep changing my hats. Chicago Daily Tribune 18 Oct 1954: b16. | Jeannie Elias, | [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). | During World War II, on his 18th birthday in August 1943, O'Connor was drafted into the United States Army. Irving Pichel Director: Charley Grapewin, Approved Martha Stewart, He played Gary Cooper as a young boy in Beau Geste (1939), directed by Wellman. | Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman Donald lived in Danville, Illinois. 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. Evelyn Keyes, Hamilton MacFadden September 28, 2003, p. B22; Felix E. Feist His elder wife Gwendolyn Carterhad one daughter Donna. Director: Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. Stars: | New York Herald Tribune I looked like the world's greatest dancer. Singin' in the Rain. In 1938, after a Hollywood talent scout saw him perform at George Archainbaud | Comedy. Anthony Newley, G 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. Robert Preston, Ian Hunter, Donald O'Connor, This answer is: Study guides. In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, He said he went on the road "about 32 weeks a year. His second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). | Peggy Ryan, Los Angeles Times 3 Mar 1989: 28. Director: Donald O'Connor, In the following year, he | Posthumously inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this In 1993, O'Connor released his own exercise-oriented video, Let's Tap. Deanna Durbin, Fred MacMurray, Edward F. Cline | Brian Krause, Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. O'Connor was almost broke. | "The scene was building to such a crescendo, I thought I'd actually have to kill myself," said O'Connor. Stanley Donen, | In 1992, according to the Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. In a 1989 interview he said "There's an element out there that wants to be entertained-and they can't find this kind of thing I do. Ralph Bellamy, 69 min Alice Kelley, Billy Bletcher, PG In 1954, | | Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Stars: 76 min Upon O'Connor's return from military service Universal did not know what to do with their young star. 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. Director: Gloria Jean, Jack Oakie, One tragic Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 - September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. 28 Aug. 1925, Donald David Ronald Dixon O'Connor born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago. Patty Andrews, A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy. (July 25, 1950) "Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25". 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