Profile
Donald O'Connor
Dancer + Singer + Actor
Male
Born
Aug 28, 1925
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Died
Sep 27, 2003
Death Place
Calabasas, Califo...
Other Names
O’Connor, Donald ...
Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor 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. He is best known today for his role as Gene… Read More
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Romance
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Gloria NobleMarried 1956 - 2003
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Gwen CarterMarried 1944 - 1954
News + Updates
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Watch Fred Astaire, Ginger RogersBarrington Patch - Oct 03, 2012
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How A Musical Number Prepared Joseph Gordon Levitt For 'Premium Rush'MTV News - Aug 24, 2012
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'Singin' In The Rain,' 'Lockout,' And More: This Week On VideoMTV News - Jul 17, 2012
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Debbie Reynolds To Perform At Marin CenterSan Rafael Patch - Apr 19, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1925
Birth
Born on August 28, 1925.
TEENAGE
1940
14 Years Old
In 1940, when he had outgrown child roles, he returned to vaudeville.
1942
16 Years Old
In 1942, O'Connor joined Universal Pictures where he played roles in four of the Gloria Jean musicals, and achieved stardom with Mister Big (1943).
TWENTIES
1949
23 Years Old
In 1949, he played the lead role in Francis, the story of a soldier befriended by a talking mule.
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1955
29 Years Old
However, his musical career was constantly interrupted by production of one Francis film per year until 1955.
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THIRTIES
1957
31 Years Old
O'Connor was a regular host of NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. 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.
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FIFTIES
He appeared as a gaslight-era entertainer in the 1981 film Ragtime, notable for similar encore performances by James Cagney and Pat O'Brien.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1998
72 Years Old
In 1998, he received a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars.
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