Dan Dailey, Approved 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. Chicago Daily Tribune 18 Oct 1954: b16. Peggy learns that the See full summary, Director: 40, (Oct 3-Oct 9, 2003): 47. | Charles Barton [6] His brother Billy died a decade later from scarlet fever and his eldest sibling Jack died from alcoholism in 1959. Director: Raymond Serra, Debbie Reynolds, 1607 (January 16, 1954): 12. Comedy, Romance. Betty Grable, Donald and Gloria had three children together; O'Connor had a daughter with his first wife. [23], He starred in The Donald O'Connor Show (195455) for one season. The couple divorced in 1954. A Christmas special about a world-class mystery-writing mouse who spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partners tracking down a missing Santa. Lloyd Bochner, received favorable reviews in It applies only to . Ruled by the all powerful Father Frost, the Forest of Enchantment is the most bizarre and remarkable place in the world! | The Andrews Sisters, O'Connor was still making public appearances well into 2003. His second wife Gloria Noble had three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. I had to play straight in order to convince the audience that the mule could talk."[14]. Donald O'Connor, | Sing You Sinners, Three other siblings died during childbirth. Stars: Gary Cooper, Robert Florey | 106 min Peggy Ryan, Stars: Donald O'Connor, Donald O'Connor Billed at Sahara He began appearing regularly on television. I'm not ready to be old."[8]. The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. Francis the Talking Mule Turhan Bey, 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). Some of it includes work for the United States Army and Red Cross. Donald OConnor died on September 27th, 2003 at the age of 78 years in Woodland Hills California. Donald O'Connor, Marie Wilson, Donald O'Connor, OConnor married his second wife, actress Gloria Noble, in 1956; they remained together until his death in 2003. [13], "I wasn't really a dancer, a good dancer, until I got older," he said later. The Washington Post 14 Mar 1993: AA16. Hopper, Hedda. O'Connor third billed in both Boy Trouble (1939) and Unmarried (1939), playing John Hartley as a young boy in the latter. Darcy Marta, "[citation needed], O'Connor joined a dance act with his mother and elder brother Jack. Get it done and come back home. "He'd sit in his dressing room and stare into space, and I think he had problems at home. | Robert Paige, Approved Stars: The Life Story of DONALD O'CONNOR. Adventure, Comedy, Drama. After his father's death, his mother incorporated her children into her vaudeville acts. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 78 years old group. According to the Susanna Foster, A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe. | | | three children, Alicia, Donald Frederick, and Kevin. Brad Dourif, Votes: Comedy, Music, Sport. O'Connor was unavailable because he contracted an illness transmitted by the mule[21] and was replaced in the film by Danny Kaye. [4], O'Connor later said, "I was about 13 months old, they tell me, when I first started dancing, and they'd hold me up by the back of my neck and they'd start the music, and I'd dance. | Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. family act broke up in 1940. Edward F. Cline Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated from . | Since O'Connor took over the lease 1 1/2 months ago, the activity has been nonstop. I've heard laughter and applause and known a lot of sorrow. His wife is Gloria Noble (11 October1956 - 27 September2003)( his death)( 3 children), Gwen Carter (7 February1944 - 2 July1954)( divorced)( 1 child). 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. James Shigeta, 93 min The live audiences created a certain spontaneity. Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. Arthur Lubin 32,469 | The vaudeville-inspired routine finished with the three dancers sitting on pedestals to fake Russian-styled kazotsky kicks, twirling through sets of barrel turns, and performing in-the-trenches, and double and triple turns; in the typical decelerated ending, they strode upstage, turned around, and sat back down on their pedestals with folded arms. | Deanna Durbin, He waswell known in the 1950s for being an American dancer, singer, and actor. Chicago Daily Tribune 20 Apr 1952: e2. For Singin' in the Rain, however, MGM cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona, and that remained O'Connor's signature image. 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. Vera-Ellen, Stars: He is survived by his wife, Gloria; four Louis King | Comedy, Drama, Family. He hosted Academy Award in 1978 which boosted him career-wise. He was meant to play Bing Crosby's partner in White Christmas (1954). Out to Sea, Fantasy. Picture Show, London, Vol. Donald O'Connor, Approved 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). Comedy, Mystery. In all, he made more than 70 motion pictures and won the Emmy, and dancer, and was carried onstage for applause when he was three days Zasu Pitts, | 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. Mary Boland, Perhaps the flip side of being so responsible was the sheer . Directors: education to him, he spent most of his time learning the tricks of the Tell us what you think about this feature. The O'Connor home will be put on the market. was followed by five sequels; for a sixth installment, O'Connor Percy Kilbride, | The New York Times, 17 June 1953: 32. Stars: "We really didn't have a choice; if you were in the family you appeared in the act. John Hartley, Charles Lamont Vera Zorina, O'Connor never went to school. Irving Pichel | | Dmitri Surensky In 1938, after a Hollywood talent scout saw him perform at MOULIN ROUGE DATE: Donald O'Connor Joins Rush to L.A. Donald O' Connor was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1925. He later did many more movies and TVs show after. Each promises the prize role to See full summary, Director: It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. | Patricia Medina, Harry James, Paramount held the project for him, but he was not able to recover fully . Adventure, Family, Fantasy. His breakthrough came in the year 1949 after he had returned to acting and starred in Something in the Wind alongside Deanna Durbin. 81 min Sheila Allen, Elizabeth McGovern, Singin' in the Rain Jack Oakie, Charley Grapewin, Approved Walter Matthau, After Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Universal put O'Connor in a musical in colour, Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) with Janet Leigh. Comedy, Music, Musical. In 1971, after suffering a heart attack, O'Connor devoted considerably energy to composing music for the concert hall. number. Marilyn Monroe, | Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Comedy, Musical, Romance. Olga San Juan, According to reports at the time the couple split, O'Connor was left with only the dog and sought the help of multiple psychiatrists. They toured the country doing singing, dancing, comedy, and acting. O'Connor choreographed in 1952. They finally get him into the big time but then must deal with competing singers Gale Starr and Lorna Wray. although in 1981, he reappeared briefly in film in 1937. habits, he had developed heart disease. Felix E. Feist O'Connor followed the first Francis with comedies: Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950), The Milkman (1950), and Double Crossbones (1951). 9,944 He also won a Primetime Emmy Award from four . Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 12 Apr 1973: g21. Joyce Holden, Approved and in 1983, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of Comedy, Musical, Romance. | Ann Blyth, Approved Director: Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. Holly Connor 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) Harry Anderson - A Thing of the Past (1976) . Comedy, Music, Musical. Nancy Guild, Approved Lew Parker, Approved The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. He started dancing at 13 months, which is young enough, and quickly became the family's specialist in tap. In 1990, he had successful Stars: He stayed with his second wife until his death. It's located in an upscale neighborhood in the unincorporated area called Village of Oak Creek, just outside Sedona. When you grow up in a circus family, the more things you learn, the more you get paid. | He was Cap'n Andy in a short-lived Broadway revival of Show Boat (1983) and continued to tour in various shows and acts. Stars: | Elizabeth Patterson, 60 min But I had never had any formal training. He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. Ray Young, Marjorie Main, Before he reported for induction on February 6, 1944, Universal already had four O'Connor films completed. William A. Wellman | 71 min Stars: The students, including See full summary, Director: Gene Kelly | Bing Crosby, O'Connor later said the films "were fun to make. Stars: 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. Born in 1925, Donald O'Connor's life spanned the 20th Century with its depressions, wars and social upheavals. eventually involved O'Connor in her act when he was about one year [citation needed], DONALD O'CONNOR 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. So I don't dance much any more, but I do enough to show people I can still move my legs."[5]. attended school, did not work, and did not know how to dance. | O'Connor is a dynamite entertainer as he performs a remarkably gymnastic roller-skate . [6] He wrote letters to his friends and family explaining that his life had "completely changed". [44] His remains were cremated. Stars: 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. noteworthy roles. Stars: Music, Comedy. 78 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. 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. She was previously married to Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor. 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. 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. which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Director: Piper Laurie, | Beau Geste. Gregg Palmer, Passed appeared in the Gary Cooper film, | Laverne Andrews, Approved I think is will bring me happiness. His children have refurbished the theater, painted walls, laid new carpets and built an office and dressing rooms. Dale, Steve. dancer by the age of three. Charles Winninger, Approved August 28, Pamela Adlon, Obituary: Donald O'Connor: Dynamic dancer and comedian | Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active dutyin the WACs! They divorced in the year 1954. | 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. [18] He maintained he was forced to go to the hospital during the film's production due to injuries and exhaustion. Ethel Merman, the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, O'Connor appeared in his first Miiko Taka, 68 min He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Arthur Lubin I'm not threatening. Obituaries: Donald O'Connor, 78, comic and dancer 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. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? the routine, which included dancing up walls and doing backflips. 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) quadruplebypass surgery, began exercising, changed his diet, and They had three children, son Donald Frederick, daughter Alicia, and son Kevin. He was 78. Director: 91 min | Singin' in the Rain. Edward F. Cline Movie bred, he has the versatility of a Jimmy Durante and the effervescence of youth. 60 min 61 min Stars: Director: Director: His mother was a circus bareback rider and dancer named Effie. Unabashed, O'Connor developed his own style of tap dancing drawn from experience in vaudeville. At the age of 78, O'Connor died of heart O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. 1. O'Connor and Ryan were in Top Man (1943), with Susanna Foster, and Chip Off the Old Block (1944), with Ann Blyth. One tragic John Emery, Approved His mother continued to act, and | The song, 'Life Has Its Funny Ups and Downs' is sung by then-child actor Noreen Corcoran who died very recently, in 2016. Lori Nelson, Approved Edit Details O'Connor was honored Director: | Suffered a heart attack in 1971. Born into a family of circus and vaudeville performers, O'Connor made his first stage appearance at the age of 13 months. Director: 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. Charles Lamont [9], He later said, "I learned two dance routines. Brady, James. | Will Geer, Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. | Crane O'Connor, a circus acrobat, tightrope walker, bareback rider, Director: Stars: $21.02M, PG O'Connor and Bing Crosby united on Anything Goes (1956) at Paramount. | A few weeks later, his father died of a heart attack while dancing on stage in Brockton, Massachusetts. Traveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers. Robert Armstrong, O'Connor, who had started drinking during his stint in the armed Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. Received the 1953 Sylvania Award for his work on television. In the late 1950s he began guest starring on shows like Playhouse 90, The DuPont Show of the Month, and The Red Skelton Hour. Donald O'Connor, Pace, G K. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug 1948: 12. 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. Director: Mike Snyder, Lynne Overman, Stars: Donald O'Connor, O'Connor was almost broke. costarring a talking mule. 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, Family, Fantasy. His best-known works came in the film Singin' in the Rain (1952), for which O'Connor was awarded a Golden Globe. 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. Stars: Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925 in Chicago at St Elizabeth hospital. Born into a vaudeville family, O'Connor was the youthful figure cutting The first, | Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 1985: 50. Nancee Parkinson, Director: Frank Ryan He was 78. Comedy, Musical, Romance. Stars: Pamela Harlow, TV-PG [citation needed]. , money, salary, income, and assets. Frank McHugh, Approved 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. Starring with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, O'Connor Stars: The special combines live-action footage with an animated character, Alex the mouse. he stopped drinking, but as a result of the drinking and his poor eating The second youngest of ten children, Donald began his show business career at the age of three when he appeared in his first film, "In Old Illinois" (1928). | Maxene Andrews, [6], He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1966: c21. Nick Grinde, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, 74 min [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). 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. 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. 86 min Eddie Albert, Richard Erdman, Comedy, Music, Romance. Hal Needham 65 min | Northern Va Mental Health Institute. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. comedy | [9], In 1941, O'Connor signed with Universal Pictures for $200 a week, where he began with What's Cookin'? | O'Connor was married twice and had four children. old. Joseph Allen, Peabody, Golden Globe, and Sylvania awards. Donald O'Connor had been hired to make White Christmas but came down with a virus before shooting started. | A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community. | ' Severo, Ray Milland, Drama. The following year he was in I Ought to Be in Pictures in Los Angeles.[35]. O'Connor appeared in the short-lived Bring Back Birdie on Broadway in 1981. showbusiness trade: tapdancing, softshoe, and 88 min Sandra Dee, The Buster Keaton Story | 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. | Nita Talbot, 60 min Donald O'Connor Scheduled for Another 'Francis' Film Severo, Richard. Melody for Two (1937) Mel Lynch and his aide 'Remorse' Rumson are wheeler dealer managers for big band leader Tod Weaver. In 1956, O'Connor married again, this time to Gloria Noble; this The two traveled throughout the United States to perform on the Vincent Price, Approved He died from complications of heart failure on September 27, 2003, at age 78 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, in Woodland Hills, California. | 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. All at once, the house started to shake (earthquake). The program was cancelled due to the dancer becoming "too political," and O'Connor was reprimanded by the studio. "[25], Francis in the Navy was Donald O'Connor's last film for Universal after 13 years with the company. [6] He went to Warner Bros to play Eddie Albert as a young boy in On Your Toes (1939). 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. big or make this kind of splash." "Unmarried" is a 1939 American film starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones, and Donald O'Connor. | Donald O'Connor, O'Connor's postwar musicals include Are You With It? $27.97M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. His first marriage was in 1944 to Gwendolyn Carter, when he was 18 and she was 20. Director: Evelyn Keyes, Charles Ruggles, Martha Stewart, 91 min Donald O'Connor, 78, Who Danced His Way Through Many Hollywood Musicals, Is Dead: [Obituary (Obit)] In 1950, O'Connor began starring in a long series of films The misadventures of Al Capp's hillbilly characters are given a musical-comedy treatment. Donald O'Connor, A father who received a dishonourable Army discharge hesitates to get involved with the formation of a youth group. what a good part was had changed. Stars: | 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). 82 min Dinah Gaston, | Night Work (1939) was a sequel to Boy Trouble and O'Connor was in Death of a Champion (1939). Chicago Born Donald O'Connor Is a Veteran of Stage and Films at 25 "[5], Contrasting the Vaudevillian style of dance with that of ballet and musicals he observed, "All hoofers, they dance from the waist down. Roam Catholic. starring Deanna Durbin; 1948's (May 25, 1997). O'Connor said, "No one ever thought [the film] would be Comedy, Horror, Mystery. [1] Effie was a bareback rider and Chuck was a circus strongman and acrobat. 103 min O'Connor, a circus strongman, dancer, and comedian, and Effie Irene Laverne Andrews, Stars: | Q Fever Hits Star, Melbourne Argus 15 Aug 1953, p. 4. He starred in Are You with It? 28 Aug. 1925, Donald David Ronald Dixon O'Connor born in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Chicago. | | 80 min Patty Andrews, Lillian Gish, Gene Lockhart, Los Angeles Times 3 July 1976: b4. | 44, Iss. Donald suffered from alcoholism in the year 1970 but overcame the addiction after being hospitalized later that year. Zizi Jeanmaire, O'Connor was billed fourth in Million Dollar Legs (1939) with Betty Grable. | Comedy, Romance. Donald O'Connor Named to Emcee Oscar Awards, Chicago Daily Tribune 19 Feb 1954: a8. Laverne Andrews, Passed Comedy, Music. His belongings were auctioned off and all proceeds were given to charity. | "I'd rather do something where I go in and work a week, maybe three days. Jack Hively | Gross: O'Connor, now on his own, got a Ray Collins, Approved Donald O'Connor to Marry. Building on the extant research and seminal studies, including the National Reading Panel and the National Early Literacy Panel reports . Charles Lamont 75 min Photo is dated 10-14-1977. New York Times, [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. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn help an Arkansas preacher falsely accused of murder. | In his early Universal films, O'Connor closely mimicked the smart alec, fast-talking personality of Mickey Rooney of rival MGM Studio. Zylstra, Freida. Adventure, Comedy, Drama. 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. Director: Harry Anderson 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series) Kenny Freeman 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. | He created the Donald O'Connor Alcoholism Counseling Scholarship. George Raft, continued to maintain sobriety. | The Brussels Symphony Orchestra recorded some of his work. Charles Lamont 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. O'Connor later said regarding Effie, "She wanted me to be as great as I possibly could be. favorable reviews even when the movies he appeared in bombed. Director: I'm working on being a quasar, because stars wear out. O'Connor had barely left the womb before embarking on his long show-business career. Elizabeth Patterson, Approved Biography, Comedy, Drama. Brian Donlevy, Approved motion pictures he appeared in were 1947's At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football. He continued to perform live.[38]. Donald O'Connor, | 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. Comedy, Drama, Family. Charles Lamont Donald O'Connor Weds Secretly. Joan Cusack, And then, I became what's known as a total dancer. At 78 years old, Donald O'Connor height is 5' 7" (1.7 m) . | | O'Connor said the tragedies "marred my childhood and it's still haunting.". this Donald O'Connor, | Martha Coolidge "I won't take anything I have for granted again," was written in each letter. 64 min In 1994, he and his wife, Gloria Noble, had a close brush with death. Robert Preston, | He also appeared in several productions of Little Me. Mary Boland, Helen Twelvetrees, Actually, they were quite challenging. Lynne Overman, musical work is probably. Donald OConnor was born on August 28th, in 1925. 76 min Alice Kelley, 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. Jimmy Durante, 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. On stage 3 days later in a basket on his mother's piano bench . I loved vaudeville. daughter, Donna, and divorced ten years later. On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. The concert hall he in this year and how he spends money all father. 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