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" He said it was a fluke that he landed in so many musicals, noting he started out as a "straight" actor " O'Connor also had some success in television As he sings "Make 'Em Laugh," O'Connor dances with a prop dummy and performs all manner of amusing acrobatics Born in Chicago to circus performers who went into vaudeville, O'Connor joined his family's act when he was an infant "Back then, when you were typecast that way, it was very difficult to get dramatic parts," he recalled " But he said he had little desire to leave home for long stretches " Among O'Connor's other '50s musicals were "Call Me Madam," "Anything Goes" and "There's No Business Like Show Business He and his wife had moved to Arizona after their California home was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake He was best known for films he made in the 1950s â€â€? a series of highly successful "Francis the Talking Mule" comedies and movie musicals that put his song and dance talents to good use Entertainer Donald O'Connor Dies at 78 Sep 27, 6:23 PM EST 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 But doing one would mean being out in cold, cold New York for a year, a year and a half," he said Every time I did something that got a laugh, we wrote it down to keep in the number He was 78 He was Bing Crosby's kid brother in "Sing You Sinners" (1938), which he later ranked among his favorite roles In recent years, he continued working when he found a project he liked, such as appearing in an episode of "Tales From the Crypt " The American Film Institute's list of the top 100 American movies ever made ranked "Singin' in the Rain" at No "I'd rather do something where I go in and work a week, maybe three days "That was the only prop I used 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 "Look at Fred Astaire, who was a darn good actor 10 He also said his song-and-dance image came with a downside Ed" TV series 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 He won an Emmy for "The Colgate Comedy Hour" in 1954 and appeared in "The Donald O'Connor Texaco Show" from 1954 to 1955 "Someone handed me a dummy that was on the stage," he recalled in a 1995 Associated Press interview 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 " The "Francis" comedies, which featured a bumbling O'Connor and a talking mule, began in 1949 When he grew too big for child roles, he briefly returned to vaudeville, but was soon back in Hollywood playing high-energy juvenile leads opposite such actresses as Gloria Jean and Susanna Foster A few years later, the man who directed them created the "Mr 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 a contract actor for Paramount, he played adolescent roles in several films, including Huckleberry Finn in "Tom Sawyer â€â€? Detective" (1938) Get it done and come back home " O'Connor won an Emmy, but never an Oscar I did a pratfall and we wrote that down He made his film debut at age 11 in a dancing scene with two of his brothers in "Melody for Two O'Connor quit the "Francis" series in 1955, saying, "When you've made six pictures and the mule still gets more fan mail than you do "Revivals are so popular now S The 63-member Iraqi orchestra now practices at the Baghdad Convention Center in a heavily protected zone guarded by U Since the war ended, it has received donated instruments and sheet music Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, together with the Washington National Symphony Orchestra "The people were very surprised that someone from Iraq was able to play flute," he said The concert will include a work created by Ezzat and another by one of the orchestra's Kurdish musicians "Our objective is not (just) to come here and play music, but to play music through our point of view and the way we understand it," he said, speaking through an interpreter The orchestra's visit comes as the U "I think the importance of our presence here is for the Americans to learn about the capabilities and all the resources that are present in Iraq," al-Dujaily said death toll rises in Iraq and the administration points to atrocities committed under Saddam to explain the need for war But before reporters could ask orchestra leaders whether the administration may be using them for public relations purposes, cellist Muntha Jamil Hafidh launched a pre-emptive strike Instead, Hafidh and other members stressed the importance of presenting Iraqi music to an international audience For the Bush administration, the concert offers an opportunity to bring home one example of how Iraqi lives have improved since Saddam was toppled Iraqi Orchestra Seeks to Show Other Side Dec 9, 4:21 AM EST At a time when Americans' views of Iraq are shaped by daily reports of combat and death, Saad Al-Dujaily wants to present another side of his country: a land of music and culture Its concert halls had been bombed, burned and looted Among the musicians performing Tuesday will be famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the concert's featured soloist The Iraqi orchestra will play at Washington's premier performance center after years of suffering under war, Saddam Hussein's rule and international sanctions " That didn't happen while Iraq was under international sanctions following the 1991 Persian Gulf War "We refuse to answer any political questions," Hafidh, the orchestra's co-founder, announced at the start of a brief meeting Monday with a small group of reporters But Al-Dujaily, the flutist, said the Iraqis want to show Americans that Iraqis can also be classical musicians Those pieces will feature traditional instruments Al-Dujaily is also a biologist and had a fellowship 3 years ago at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Leonard Slatkin, the Washington Symphony's music director, will share the stage with Iraqi conductor Mohammed Amin Ezzat in a concert co-sponsored by the State Department and rich in symbolism Al-Dujaily will be playing the flute as the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra performs Tuesday evening at the John F S troops Hafidh said the musicians also want "to learn about different musicians and different conductors and how they train and how they go about their work |
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