I had the great pleasure of meeting Donald O'Connor in the mid 80's at The World Disco Dance Championship TV show in London , where I was engaged as the shows off screen announcer . What an absolute gentleman he was , and it was  huge thrill to meet this wonderful modest and friendly man . Between you and me , I always rated him as a more creative dancer than Gene Kelly . RIP .

When I was in the 6th grade 1956. I wrote to Donald o,Connor and many other celebrities.  I received a picture of Donald.  He and William Holden were the only 2 that sent me a picture of themselves.  That was 70 years ago!

I grew up inthe forties and fifties the Hollywood musical was at it’s best,Donald O’Connor was my favourite, so talented and lovable god bless him

Had the honor of performing w/ him with the local symphony in 1985. He was such a nice man.

I always loved Donald O’Connor in anything he did, so sorry for the many tragic things he endured.

I think he was a wonderful actor and dancer.

He was the best.  It is a real shame that his life was so troubled both professionally and personally.  He deserved so much better.  Singin' In The Rain would not have existed without his presence in it.

My late Mother was a big fan of Donald and his movies especially "Francis the Talking Mule" films...I had no idea about the way he had been treated but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, Hollywood seems to like controlling their major talents to the point of excess....sad!! RIP Donald💎

A real talent caught  up in the  studio system

"As if that WEREN'T enough..."

Just another tragic story of how Hollywood treated its stars. Donald was as much a legend as Kelly and Astaire.

I never knew Gene Kelly was such a perfectionist. It was apparent he was extremely hard on this fellow actors and very cruel to them.

Ah, cigarettes and alcohol...my mother is 93 this year and so far has somehow survived both! I'm sorry Donald suffered so greatly and died young!

He was one of my favorites in the 40's and 50's. So sad to hear of his problems now.

'Donald O'Connor' looks :body-blue-raised-arms:like...'Donald O'Connor'...his name suits him.

Think he was pleasantly a superb actor and dancer. He had a warm way about him. Very human.

Donald O'Connor was a hard working lovable character who contributed to the Golden Age of Musical Comedy that grew out of the old Vaudeville traditions of an earlier era.  His life was full of drama both good & bad.  I guess this is the fate of people like Donald who strive for the stars & sometimes stumble & fall from great heights back to earth with the rest of us mere mortals.

Amazing man, singer, actor, and my favorite dancer.   My favorite movie of his career is The Milkman.

I loved all the movies with him .

Donald was one of my favorite entertainers.