Spotlight biography of donald oconnor
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I have been reminded that we missed the opportunity to recall Donald O'Connor upon his August 28th birthday. Shame on us. I do hope that that doesn't mean that we have been neglecting to make room in the entertainment portions of our busy lives for the wonderfully talented, warm-hearted gentleman.
Born in a trunk in , Donald was part of a family of vaudevillians and he, along with his siblings, made his movie debut at the age of He co-starred with Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray in the delightful Sing You Sinners () (where is the dvd?!?), played Gary Cooper as a lad in Beau Geste () and was Tom Sawyer, Detective and Huckleberry Finn.
The 40s kept the young man working in a series of pictures with talented Peggy Ryan and the 50s brought him an unusual partner in the form of a talking mule. Francis was an original and bright little Service comedy whose popularity led to a series for Universal. The 50s also gave him a chance to shine is top-notch musicals such as Sin • &#;I always had a sense of peace when I went there. It was home because I never had a home.&#; &#;Donald O&#;Connor In Singin&#; in the Rain (), Cosmo Brown (Donald O&#;Connor) jokes that Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) is a triple threat: she can&#;t sing, can&#;t dance, and can&#;t act. Luckily, O&#;Connor was just the opposite and quickly made a name for himself in the musical genre. Donald David Dixon Ronald O&#;Connor was born in Chicago, Illinois, at St. Elizabeth Hospital on August 28, His parents, John and Effie O&#;Connor, were experienced vaudeville entertainers, with John&#;s family hailing from Ireland. Effie came from Decatur, Illinois, and left town to join a stock company. At age 14, she met Chuck Connors, who called himself John O&#;Connor. Like her, he left home to pursue a career in entertainment rather than end up working in the mines like his father. He was an acrobat, working as part of a tumbling act when he met Effie. Though John was ten y • Mikey Halcrow and Jens Radda are putting the &#;show&#; in &#;show-stopper&#; as they burst back onto the Fringe World scen for With the revival of Make &#;Em Laugh &#; The Untold Donald O&#;Connor Story, the pair promise a night of song, vaudeville, musical theatre, and a little bit of historical shenanigans as they pay homage to Hollywood legend Donald O&#;Connor in this biographical tribute. Make &#;Em Laugh fryst vatten set to transport the Ellington Jazz Club back to the time of the golden age of cinema, with its silver screen and Hollywood charm, for only two nights, on Monday, January 29, and Tuesday, January 30, with tickets on sale now. BEC WELDON caught up with the show&#;s creator, performer, and producer, Mikey Halcrow, to hear all about the triumphant return of the successful show and the man who inspired it. Welcome to Fringe World ! This certainly isn’t your first Fringe fes
Donald O&#;Connor
Reprising a golden-age treasure with Make &#;Em Laugh &#; The Untold Donald O&#;Connor Story