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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).
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- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Paris, France
December 4, 1921 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Died. April 17, 2013 · Paris, France (natural causes) Birth name. Edna Mae Durbin. Nickname. The mortgage lifter. Height. 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m) Mini Bio. The girl who one day would be known as "Winnipeg's Sweetheart" was born at Grace Hospital on December 4, 1921, as Edna Mae Durbin.
- December 4, 1921
- April 17, 2013
May 1, 2013 · Deanna Durbin obituary. Child star with a powerful singing voice who played the perfect girl next door in Hollywood films of the 30s and 40s. Michael Freedland. Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT.
April 30, 2013. 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...
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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.
May 1, 2013 · Singer -actress Deanna Durbin, who was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but quit the biz the following year at the age of 26, has died, her fan club announced Tuesday. No date...