Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of second generation vaudevillian Donald O’Connor (for more on him and his performing family go here). Here he is with recent (though deceased) centenarian Gene Kelly (his Singin’ in the Rain co-star) in 1959: To find out more about the variety arts past and present, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at [...…

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