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Donald O'Connor

1925 - 2003

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald O'Connor is the 1,902nd most popular actor (down from 1,820th in 2019), the 3,443rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,993rd in 2019) and the 929th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Donald O'Connor ranks 1,902 out of 13,578. Before him are Haing S. Ngor, Julie Delpy, Marcel Dalio, Paul Guilfoyle, Lance Reddick, and Malaika Arora. After him are Barbara Lawrence, Victor French, Vic Morrow, John Hannah, Shadia, and Anthony Quayle.

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Among people born in 1925, Donald O'Connor ranks 162. Before him are Rabah Bitat, Serge Moscovici, Pavel Belyayev, Bob Hastings, Serge Dassault, and Paul Wild. After him are Yuval Ne'eman, Louison Bobet, John DeLorean, Francisco Álvarez Martínez, Maurice Pialat, and Roger Hanin. Among people deceased in 2003, Donald O'Connor ranks 103. Before him are Rie Mastenbroek, Fritz Fischer, Guy Thys, Alan Bates, John Ritter, and Massimo Girotti. After him are Maurice Pialat, Kalpana Chawla, Michel Constantin, Qusay Hussein, Daishiro Yoshimura, and Vasil Bykaŭ.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald O'Connor ranks 3,443 out of 20,380. Before him are Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Howard P. Robertson (1903), Djuna Barnes (1892), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), and Lance Reddick (1962). After him are Christopher Browning (1944), Dorothy Parker (1893), Solomon Burke (1936), Barbara Lawrence (1930), Victor French (1934), and Vic Morrow (1929).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Donald O'Connor ranks 929. Before him are Henry Silva (1928), Drew Barrymore (1975), Don Cheadle (1964), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Paul Guilfoyle (1949), and Lance Reddick (1962). After him are Barbara Lawrence (1930), Victor French (1934), Vic Morrow (1929), Peggy Lipton (1946), Jean Peters (1926), and Dean Norris (1963).

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