Donald O'Connor

Also known as Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor

American dancer, singer, and actor (1925-2003)

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Film & TV

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Donald 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. He is best known today for his role in Singin' in the Rain.

Known for

Becoming Marilyn — (archive footage)2022
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' — Self (archive footage)2005
Pioneers of Primetime2005
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self (archive footage)2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' — Self2002
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints — Self2000
Out to Sea — Jonathan1997
Father Frost — Baba Yaga1996
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel — Uncle Cyrus1994

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Key facts

Born: Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor , ( 1925-08-28 ) August 28, 1925, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Died: September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27) (aged 78), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Occupations: Dancer singer actor
Years active: 1932–1999
Spouses: Gwen Carter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1954 ) Gloria Noble ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Donald
Family name: O'Connor
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chicago
Place of death: Calabasas
Occupation: television director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genre: traditional pop
Instrument: voice
Conflict: World War II
Official website: donaldoconnor.org
Image: Donald O'Connor 1966.JPG
Number of children: 4

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Commons gallery: Donald O'Connor
place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
cause of death: cardioplegia
date of birth: 1925-08-25
date of death: 2003-09-27
Commons category: Donald O'Connor
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1937-00-00
name in native language: Donald O'Connor
end of work period: 1997-00-00
writing language: English language
dance style: tap dance

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Encyclopedic overview

Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule.

O'Connor was born into a vaudeville family, where he learned to dance, sing, play comedy, and perform slapstick. The most distinctive characteristic of his dancing style was its athleticism, for which he had few rivals. Yet it was his boyish charm that audiences found most engaging, and which remained an appealing aspect of his personality throughout his career. In his Universal musicals of the early 1940s, O'Connor was a wisecracking, fast-talking teenager, much like Mickey Rooney of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). But by 1952 and Singin' in the Rain, MGM had cultivated a much more sympathetic sidekick persona for him, and that remained O'Connor's signature image.

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