Donald O'Connor


  • Date of Birth: 28 August, 1925
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois , United States
  • Biography: 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. Perhaps his most famous performance was as... Read more

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Theater is a medium of the imagination and film can bring that imagination into living color.It's a bit like the difference between radio and television. ... Full Article

WC Fields may have advised his fellow-actors never to work with animals or children, but it seems that nobody passed it on to Donald O'Connor, best known for his performance alongside Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. ... Full Article

I've been having trouble focusing the last few weeks.I imagine a lot of you are in the same boat. Every time you get wrapped up in your actual work, or a good book, or last week's episode of The... ... Full Article

Someone once posited the theory that action films are today's equivalent of yesterday's musicals. The moth-eaten skeleton of plot in any musical or action film serves as little more than a clothesline to connect the film's various musical numbers (or... ... Full Article

Someone once posited the theory that action films are todays equivalent of yesterdays musicals. The moth-eaten skeleton of plot in any musical or action film serves as little more than a clothesline to connect the films various musical numbers (or... ... Full Article

Some friends and I recently had a lovely retro night at the Stanford Theatre seeing "Singin' in the Rain." I won't say anything about Gene Kelly, because what can you rave about Gene Kelly that hasn't already been raved? ... Full Article

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