Singin' in the rain star dies at 78

Donald O’Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping Make ’Em Laugh number in the classic movie Singin’ In The Rain, has died at 78.

Singin' in the rain star dies at 78

Donald O’Connor, who combined comedy and acrobatics in the show-stopping Make ’Em Laugh number in the classic movie Singin’ In The Rain, has died at 78.

The actor, who had been in poor health in recent years, died of heart failure yesterday at a retirement home in Calabasas, California, his daughter, Alicia O’Connor, told The Associated Press.

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