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Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime).
Jeanette MacDonald. Actress: Cairo. She was the third daughter of Daniel and Anne MacDonald, younger sister to Blossom (MGM's character actress Marie Blake), whom she followed to New York and a chorus job in 1920.
Jeanette was a very talented operatic singer/lyrical soprano, with a wide vocal range, E above high C, close to 3 octaves. Her talent soon was spotted by Ernst Lubitsch, and she signed with Paramount early in 1929 to star in the Lubitsch-Chevalier film, The Love Parade (1929). She was 25 years old.
>Jeanette MacDonald (in her film debut) find romance in the mythical land of Sylvania. With songs composed by Victor Schertzinger, this pleasant operetta was nominated for an Academy Award as best picture, and Lubitsch was nominated for best director.
The following features lists of the film, television and stage performances of actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald (1903 – 1965). She is best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier ( The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy ( Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and ...
Tragically, on January 14, 1965, at the age of 61, Jeanette MacDonald succumbed to her heart ailment. Her passing was a significant loss to the entertainment industry and to the fans who had adored her through decades.
Sep 23, 2020 · MacDonald died in Houston, Texas, on 14 January, 1965. Biography: Turk, E B: Hollywood Diva (University of of California Press, 1988) As Hollywood's favourite soprano Jenatte MacDonald cemented the immage of "Celluloid Operetta" for generations.
Died Jan. 14, 1965 of heart failure in Methodist Hospital, TX. J eanette MacDonald was a famed red-haired singing star, often acclaimed as one of Hollywood's truly great ladies because her...
The effervescent singing diva, Jeanette MacDonald was born on June 18, 1903 in West Philadelphia to a comfortable middle class family. Her full name was Jeanette Anna MacDonald and she was the youngest of the three daughters.
Mar 6, 2024 · Jeanette MacDonald | Nelson Eddy They were “America’s Singing Sweethearts” of the 1930s. They starred in classic movies like Naughty Marietta , Rose Marie , Maytime , New Moon , in live opera, on radio and in early television…
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