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Donald O'Connor Dies at 78
« on: Sep 28th, 2003, 9:09am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
:cry2: Oh my - you will be missed!
 
Sunday , September 28, 2003
 
LOS ANGELES  — Entertainer Donald O'Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping "Make 'Em Laugh" number in the classic movie "Singin' in the Rain," died Saturday, his daughter said. He was 78.
 
O'Connor, who had been in declining health in recent years, died of heart failure at a retirement home in Calabasas, his daughter, Alicia O'Connor, told The Associated Press.  
 
In a brief statement, the family said that among O'Connor's last words was the following quip: "I'd like to thank the Academy for my lifetime achievement award that I will eventually get."
 
O'Connor won an Emmy, but never an Oscar. He was best known for films he made in the 1950s -- a series of highly successful "Francis the Talking Mule" comedies and movie musicals that put his song and dance talents to good use.
 
"He was such a fine man and was one of the great ones," actor Tony Curtis said Saturday.
 
Songs in movie musicals are often touching or exciting, but O'Connor performed a rare feat with a number that were laugh-out-loud funny.
 
The best, 1952's "Singin' in the Rain," also starred Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds and took a satirical look at Hollywood during the transition from silent to sound pictures.
 
As he sings "Make 'Em Laugh," O'Connor dances with a prop dummy and performs all manner of amusing acrobatics.
 
"Someone handed me a dummy that was on the stage," he recalled in a 1995 Associated Press interview. "That was the only prop I used. I did a pratfall and we wrote that down. Every time I did something that got a laugh, we wrote it down to keep in the number."
 
Rest of story:  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98497,00.html
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 28th, 2003, 9:12am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Oh my, he will be missed but his life will go on forever etched in film.   Cry
 
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 28th, 2003, 9:24am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
A beautiful tribute for a wonderful man.....
 
http://www.muppetlabs.com/~davidj/tnt/oconnor/donald.htm
 
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 28th, 2003, 9:47am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify Remove Remove
He was such a great talent I cant recall ever seeing him in a film I didnt like
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 28th, 2003, 12:35pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Donald O'Connor was always a great favorite with me.   In fact I recently bought "Singin' in the Rain" specifically so I could see his "make 'em laugh" acrobatic dance number again.
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You also Pocket?  I purchased it last winter, for I knew the day would come when none of the leads would be alive.   I want my grandchildren to see the great musicals we were so fortunate to view and enjoy as we grew up.
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I was not familiar with his work, but am sad for his passing
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Azue, he ws one of the greatest dancers in the musicals of the 50's.  He also made several movies about "Francis, The Talking Mule".  
Try your video store for "Singing In The Rain", with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.  This was her debut movie.
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