Donald O'Connor Dies at 78

World | September 28, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Entertainer Donald O'Connor from the classic movie "Singin' in the Rain," died of heart failure at a retirement home in Calabasas, his daughter, Alicia O'Connor, told The Associated Press. He was 78. O'Connor won an Emmy, but never an Oscar. He was best known for films he made in the 1950s - a series of highly successful "Francis the Talking Mule" comedies and movie musicals that put his song and dance talents to good use.

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