Donald O'Connor Biography

Fast Facts

• Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for his contributions to motion picture and television
• Received a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California
• His three children are Alicia, Donald Frederick and Kevin
• Ate age 13, O'Connor made his film debut in the 1937 musical "Melody for Two․"
• After growing up in a vaudevillian family, O'Connor was introduced to the entertainment life at a young age
• Best known for his role as Gene Kelly's sidekick Cosmo Brown in the musical "Singin' in the Rain․"
• When he was 18, O'Connor was drafted into the Army and served in the Special Services Corps, where he entertained the troops