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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the U.S. with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Renamed Deanna Durbin for show business purposes, by age 21 she was the most highly paid female star in the world. Her major motion pictures were Three Smart Girls (1936), Mad About Music (1938) and That Certain Age (1938). By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year.
- January 1, 1
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
Learn about the life and career of Deanna Durbin, a Canadian-born Hollywood star who retired at 27 and lived in seclusion in France. Find out her achievements, awards, family, trivia and more on IMDb.
- December 4, 1921
- April 17, 2013
May 2, 2013 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywood’s Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. She was 91.
Deanna Durbin, who as a plucky child movie star with a sweet soprano voice charmed American audiences during the Depression and saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy before she...
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May 1, 2013 · Deanna Durbin, one of Hollywood's biggest box-office stars in the 1930s and early '40s, has died aged 91. Her son, Peter H David, made the announcement in a newsletter to her fans, saying she...
May 1, 2013 · Deanna Durbin was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but quit the biz at age 26. She starred in musical comedies and operatic films, but became disillusioned with the industry and moved to France.