Life and work
Donald O'Connor was an American dancer, singer, and actor. Born: 28 August 1925. Died: 27 September 2003. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1925–2003
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor was an American dancer, singer, and actor. Born on 28 August 1925, this profile follows Donald O'Connor through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Singin’ in the Rain (1952). The location trail reaches Sony Pictures Studios. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Singin’ in the Rain · Sony Pictures Studios
Donald O'Connor is credited as cast member on Singin’ in the Rain. The work’s existing location story leads to Sony Pictures Studios. Singin’ in the Rain is connected to production at this studio lot. The pin marks the studio site, not a surviving set, stage entrance or publicly accessible scene location.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Sony Pictures Studios ↗︎
A studio production
Singin’ in the Rain is connected to production at this studio lot. The pin marks the studio site, not a surviving set, stage entrance or publicly accessible scene location.
10202 W Washington Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1925-08-28 2003-09-27
Born 28 August 1925
Died 27 September 2003
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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Singin’ in the Rain
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Singin’ in the Rain ↗︎
Downpour: build the storm, lift the curtains, then find what the film left behind.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Debbie Reynolds ↗︎
Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Born on 1 April 1932, this profile follows Debbie Reynolds through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and The Bodyguard (1992). The location trail reaches Sony Pictures Studios, Greystone Mansion and Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Stanley Donen ↗︎
Stanley Donen was an American film director and choreographer. Born on 13 April 1924, this profile follows Stanley Donen through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Singin’ in the Rain (1952). The location trail reaches Sony Pictures Studios. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.