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Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Acting

Born June 18, 1903, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano 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). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanette MacDonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (16)
  • 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self (archive footage)
  • 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)
  • 1992Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts — Self (archive footage)
  • 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)
  • 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self (archive footage)
  • 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
  • MGM Parade — Self
  • This Is Your Life — Self
  • Lux Video Theatre — Self
  • What's My Line? — Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
  • 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound — Self
  • 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World — Self
  • 1938Hollywood Goes to Town — Self
  • 1937The Romance of Celluloid — Self (archive footage)
  • 1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 — Self