maceddy She emphasized that she never identified herself with the public image that the media created around her. Managed by: Eva Diem: Last Updated: Today I did some research about the 1943 film that Deanna made with Joseph Cotten. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. Daughter Jessica Louise was born on February 7, 1946, seven and a half months later. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820950.cms, Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. No other details were given. No other details were given. On April 30, 2013, a newsletter published by the Deanna Durbin Society reported that Durbin died "a few days ago", quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. As Joseph Cotten stated, he was not going to divorce his wife and in this circumstance, Deanna would have had to act quickly for her child to be born in wedlock. Not just the standing ovation, which was to be expected, but the pure happiness of the celebrity audience in being able to applaud and yell for her. The comparison with Garbo is, I feel, a false one Garbo didnt want to stop being a movie star, events overtook her, and Garbo played with fame in the years of her retirement the impression one gets with Garbo is that she just didnt really know what to do with herself. Throughout her career, she would perform everything from operatic arias to popular songs. No comments were ever recorded after that, but I presume they settled into a contented life together. She was 91. Others might have used such a disability as a reason for failure in Hollywood but not Deanna Durbin. The musical actress was one of the most popular and highest-paid young stars in the 1930s. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. In a subsequent report, the Associated Press quoted a family friend who said Durbin had died on or about April 20. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. The fact was that Joseph Cotten was married to Lenore Kipp and remained married to her until Kipps death in 1960. Six of her early films, including 100 Men, were directed by Henry Koster, who had fled Hitlers Germany in 1933, moved to the U.S. and directed such films as The Bishops Wife (1947) with Cary Grant and Harvey (1950) with James Stewart. Brownie felt Nelsons voice had never been captured accurately at MGM and also, they always had to turn him down to compensate for anyone that he sang with. She was 91. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. No other details were given. Nowtoday as I sit here remembering her wonderful films I have to wonder about that second marriage of hers. And she continues to enchant with her film library available on DVD to new generations. Poignantly, even Anne Frank, confined to her familys hiding place in Amsterdam during World War II, pasted a movie magazine picture of Durbin on her wall. Or who exactly was he angry with and why? The marriage lasted two years. I appreciate your bluntness and think there must have been some real reasons for Deanna to not only give up her career but to leave the US and live the rest of her life in seclusion. 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 vanished from public view 64 years ago, has died, a fan club announced on Tuesday. It was a shotgun wedding and appears, in retrospect, to be more about ensuring her child was born legitimate rather than for love. Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin, December 4, 1921 - April 2013) was a Canadian singer and actress, who appeared in a number of musical films in the 1930s and 1940s singing standards as well as operatic arias. Back home, her sister, sisters husband and their little boy were living with her in her house and had been since Vaughn went off to the Navy. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. She was 91. The two moved to France and had a son. It wasnt Vaughns fault or my fault that we failed to make a go of our marriage. This marriage was happy and they were together 50 years until Charles David died in 1999. Her youth at retirement . They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. Similarly, in 2006 Shirley Temple had such a moment when she received the SAG Life Achievement Award. Shortly afterward she moved to Universal, shepherded there by Rufus Le Maire, a former MGM executive who had switched his allegiance to the rival studio. She married film director Charles David, and they shunned the spotlight, living in France. She also wanted to branch out into more adult roles. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Edna Mae Durbin, she was first signed by MGM in 1935. Cause of death was not disclosed. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin; her British parents moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Los Angeles when she was 2 years old, and she was discovered while still in junior high school. Welcome to Hollywood, folks! Wow. Frankly, I dont know how Loretta Young could live with herself lying to her daughter Judy all those years about being her birth mother and also about Clark Gable being the father. Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died at the age of 91. But not only was there such a stigma attached to anyone with a child out of wedlock, on top of that the stars (and studios) went to great lengths to protect their reputations. Although I think she would have liked us to be together, she thought separations were unharmful. Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died at the age of 91. Mind you she married him in December 1950 and their son was born June 21st 1951. I loved my wife. I hated being in a goldfish bowl, she said. I do my own shopping, bring up my two children and sing an hour every day., According to her Wikipedia entry (at this writing), in her later years Durbin made it known that she did not like the Hollywood studio system. Deanna Durbin, one of Hollywood's biggest box-office stars in the 1930s and early '40s, has died aged 91. After an actors agent saw 14-year-old Edna Mae sing in a neighborhood show, she was quickly signed to MGM for $56 a week. Eventually I watched both their solo and team films all in order to see the ebb and flow of their energies and relationship. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. In a newsletter, the Deanna Durbin Society said Ms. Durbin died a few days ago, quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. In Deannas films, she was the main draw and the leading men were secondary. The obituary was featured in Legacy on May 2, 2013. Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 - c. April 20, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian actress and singer, who appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. One has to wonder why I knew Judy Lewis, the daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young. 1946) and son Peter David (born on June 20, 1951). Shes wearing flowers at her midriff although its very early in her pregnancy. Durbin had previously been married to assistant . Thats how Hedda was able to break a juicy story without violating the unwritten rules of the day. Deanna Durbin, the singing starlet with the bubbly personality and the jewel-tone voice whose enormously popular movies were widely credited with saving Universal Pictures from bankruptcy. Whether you are a singer, actor, writer, painter or any other kind of artist, there is a communication that you share with your audience. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. One can only imagine the devastation these stars felt and the blow to their self-esteem. It said simply Durbin died "a few days ago," quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for . The Train movie would have been finished pretty near to the time she became pregnant. Vale Deanna Durbin December 4, 1921 - April 20, 2013. He used her as a beaming social worker to unhappy adults and such balm proved very efficacious just before and in the early years of the war.. Jessica Jackson, and her son, Peter H. David. In the 1988 book The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era, Thomas Schatz wrote that the film, which cost $300,000 to produce, was a bargain price for any musical let alone a runaway hit that vaulted an unknown ingenue to stardom., Boosted by Durbins appearances on Eddie Cantors radio show, Three Smart Girls was the studios biggest hit of the year. Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin. Films include: Gems of Song - 1949 Up in Central Park - 1948 Something in the Wind - 1947 I'll Be Yours Her husband is Charles David (21 December 1950 - 1 March 1999) ( his death) ( 1 child), Felix Jackson (13 June 1945 - 8 November 1950) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Vaughn Paul (18 April 1941 - 14 December 1943) ( divorced . In his autobiography, Easy the Hard Way, Mr. Pasternak who would eventually move to MGM and build the careers of two other coloratura sopranos, Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell said that stardom was always a matter of chemistry between the public and the player and that no one could take credit for discovering Deanna Durbin. These days, being a child and teen star is packed with serious perils. In 1946, Ms. Durbins salary of $323,477 from Universal made her the second-highest-paid woman in America, just $5,000 behind Bette Davis. She was 91. 1:28 am. Now, this brings me to another interview I did in the 1980s with one of our club members, a retired Navy nurse, Pat Hudson. Hedda Hopper couldnt openly discuss it so she did the next best thing, had a picture taken of herself sitting at ailing Jeanettes bedside, with the caption stating that Hedda heard that Jeanette was going to have a baby Jeanette just laughed and said she wished it was true but it wasnt. Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT. We spoke a few times on the phone after that. The photo below from 1941 shows Jeanette with (from left to right), Susanna Foster, Kathryn Grayson, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin. In fact, her first marriage was violently abusive, and her second marriage to Felix Jackson was also short-lived. She didnt want/need the money but she sure would have appreciated developing a close bond with her blood-relative brother. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. She was 91. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died 'a few days ago', thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. No other details were given. suggested she lose some weight, she suggested he let out her dresses. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. See below for a candid of the two girls on the MGM lot and a shot from that film. George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 - May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. The Deanna Durbin Society's newsletter announced her death, quoting her son Peter H. David, said the New York Times. Although she appeared in only one short and 21 feature films in her 12-year Hollywood career, Durbin nevertheless left behind a trove of upbeat productions that made her one of the biggest stars of her era and earned her loyal fans decades after her last film was released in 1948. She replied that I was wrong, and went on with an earful of trite reasonsfree speech, duty to the reading public, etc. Much to my surprise she wrote back to me. No other. She was 91. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Deannas assessment of that marriage: I hibernated all my life, and when I married Vaughn Paul it wasnt any different. Take a look at that moment on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo. Did being on location make it easier to carry on their affair? So I really am grateful for your work in studying Deannas films and plan to re-watch her films with new interest. No other details were given. It was really a way for the nation to thank Chaplin for his years of entertainment as a artist and to apologize for exiling him during the communist witch-hunt era when he was accused of being a Russian-sympathizer-anti-America villain (this man who had tirelessly raised bonds for the Allies during WWI and had the courage to make an anti-Hitler film in 1940 when everyone was afraid to touch that subject). [Cotten further explained that he got his revenge at a dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the US Vice President.] This has nothing to do with having a swelled ego or whether you earn money for your work or not. Los Angeles, June 25, 2023. Additionally, she wasnt happy with the direction her career was taking. Family Members . Universal finally turned on her, suing her for her prepaid wages. Old Movie Stars. I met Brownie at a Deanna Durbin film festival in the early 1970s in Hollywood. (As it would be difficult for any woman in those circumstances.) According to Harper's research, Durbin primarily kept at home where she happily raised her children and lived a private life. Her pictures after the baby was born beginning with Something in the Wind revealed an unhappy Deanna who became more mechanical in her roles. Durbin made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and . Joanne, that is awesome that you corresponded with her. Hmm. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But many adult movie stars who spend years in Hollywood floundered once they left it. The next presidential race will be driven by more money than ever before-and the Gop is already besting the Dems' fundraising. Ive gained weight. Music is universal, uplifting and transcends language and cultural barriers. Didnt know how to write checks or balance a bank account, that sort of thing. However, the public continued to love her light musical comedies. Signed by the studio at 13, Ms. Durbin, who already possessed a mature coloratura soprano, soon appeared in a one-reel short, Every Sunday, with another recently signed 13-year-old, Judy Garland, who sang swing while Ms. Durbin sang classical music. That Joseph Cotten would not have left his wife for Deanna if he indeed was the father of her child would have been very painful for Deanna, if indeed he was her great love. It's almost time for WonderCon 2012 to start packing fans into the Anaheim Convention Center, and we have the horror highlights of the three-day event that runs from March 16th-18th right here. We buried the hatchet and remained friends. Mr. David once said that he and Ms. Durbin had made a deal that he would protect her from spiders, mosquitoes and reporters., Ms. Durbin, who gave almost no interviews after she left Hollywood, did send reporters a letter in 1958 that read in part: I was a typical 13-year-old American girl. Some men like him are always conveniently married. By 1940 Deanna had successfully made the transition on film from cute kid to young adult. Koster worked closely with the young singer to bring out credible performances. I hope that she had happiness with her husband and children. Film critic Thomson wrote that she was hopelessly adrift in the role. Durbin rarely gave interviews but did send reporters a letter in 1958, in which she said she was "never happy making pictures. Ms. Durbin, who was originally to have ninth billing in Three Smart Girls, became the movies star when studio executives saw the first rushes. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. Brownie had only praise for Nelsons professionalism at Universal and I agreed with him that Nelsons voice was never better recorded on film than in Phantom. Those of us who have studied the Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy story can relate to the difficult personal issues that Deanna Durbin might have faced while in her mid-20s. It is a sense that that your communication has come full-circle and it is a precious, humble feeling, good for the soul. . Alias confirmed: Nelson and Jeanette Randall?! Thats why it was such a shock to learn the actual timeline of her marriage to Felix Jackson and her pregnancy during that time. According to Pat, her friend had nursed Deannas father at some point in his final years or days. Deanna loves spaghetti and candy and like all youngsters she hates to diet, but now Universal has told her she must reduce. In movie after movie Ms. Durbins character found a way to help the struggling grown-ups in her life: reuniting her divorced parents, persuading the conductor Leopold Stokowski to help her out-of-work musician father, cajoling a stranger into becoming her father for a day. No other details were given. Despite her bitterness in later years about her studio years, Deanna Durbins films brought great joy to the worldwide movie audiences in the Depression years. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. Was there a blow up and there could have been regarding the published affair with Cotton. We know that Jeanette, for example, confided in her later years to Miliza Korjus and others how she now agonized over choices she had made in her thirties. Early on, Im not sure she was independent in her thinking but more like so sheltered by her studio life that when she had to deal with the real world it was a culture shock for her. Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. To my further surprise, he addressed the rumors of their on-set affair in the book, claiming that it was all an innocent mix-up. Unfortunately, Loretta didnt have the luxury of reading endless articles and hearing thousands of experts giving advice about raising children, the importance of knowing their birth parents, hearing what effect something like this could have on a child, probably never heard or saw examples that showed the results of secrets like this, etc. He left Deanna, moved to New York and their separation was formally announced on January 5, 1948. On April 30, 2013, a newsletter published by the Deanna Durbin Society reported that Durbin died "in the past few days", quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. Im sure it was more of a money issue than anything else. In the 1944 film noir Christmas Holiday, she played an unhappy honky-tonk singer opposite Gene Kelly, but the movie was seen as a disappointment. She was married three times and had a son and a daughter. Durbin passed away "a few days ago", her son Peter H. David told the NYT. Nevertheless, I like you, have done some research on Deanna and came to the same conclusion regarding her shotgun wedding to Felix who even looks like a trapped man in their wedding picture. Unfortunately, Lorettas daughter, Judy, has passed away. Felix Jackson produced 7 of Deanna's films from 1943 to 1947. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. They were married from 1945 to 1949. She added, Working together all day as we did, we found we had no outside interests. Strange, isnt it, since they had a newborn daughter together? But over the years she very kindly did autograph photos sent to her by mail by her fans. There are dieticians who make a business of compiling menus.. I was sheltered, everyone thought for me, and at the age of 19 I stepped from that cloistered girlhood into a marriage that gave me the same sort of protection. Durbin and the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, who made their first Universal picture in 1940, saved the studio from going down the tubes, according to Rode, the film historian. By Stuart Mitchner. Like Jeanette and Nelson, off-screen she was kind and genuine; also like them, she suffered personal trials and tribulations in her Hollywood years that changed the course of her life. But she gave it all up in 1949, at age 27, saying she had never been happy as a movie star. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820949.cms, The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. I do hope we are able to learn more about what went on with Deannas life. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. She broke into the movies in 1936, aged 14, when she appeared in "Every Sunday" with Judy Garland, according to her biography on the IMDb film website. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. No other details were given. David announced her death through a fan newsletter,. I hope their life together was more than just contented. Thats where I would place the Jeanette Gene marriage, for the most part. Please add an image! Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin. More information Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David More like this Vintage Hollywood Stars Hollywood Glam Golden Age Of Hollywood Classic Hollywood I dont think that Durbin lived in seclusion after she moved to France she lived privately, and theres a big difference. Soon after, she signed a contract with Universal, changed her name to Deanna, and was cast in a series of musical comedies, reports Variety. You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. Brownie told me a still little-known fact in the 1970s, that Deanna had a handicap with her left arm, which permanently hung at a slight angle. joanne tew You just cant, even if you try.. That Jackson would just leave Deanna six months after baby Jessicas birth and walk away from his without even fighting for joint custody well, that was very telling. She retired from the movies at an early age, and has resisted all efforts to bring her back "" including a possible offer to sing in "My Fair Lady.". No other details were given. May 4, 2013 @ She was given the stage name Deana Durbin when she signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1936 at age 14. First, she told me that her mothers boyfriend, the cop, had also discussed with them the time he caught a couple carrying on in a parked car one night on Mulholland Drive. (Nelson Eddy was one of the guests who sang at this event.). David died in 1999. At age 23, Durbin received good reviews for Lady on a Train, a 1945 comedy-murder mystery directed by Charles David, who five years later became her third husband. Jeanette and Nelson also expressed some shell-shock and bitterness once their Hollywood careers turned on them. In fact, he told me that he built an entire new recording booth and setup for Nelsons first (and ultimately last) Universal movie. Durbin died on about April 20 in a village outside Paris where she had lived, out of public view, since 1949, family friend Bob Koster of Los Angeles told The Associated Press on Wednesday.. There was estrangement between mother and daughter because of Lorettas refusal to be honest with Judy about her parentage till near the end of her life. She did seem to know that Its only a film Sharon, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Pl-qvA1X8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo, Save the date! After all secrets do leak out. Strangely enough, in his autobiography immediately after relating the story about Deanna and Hedda Hopper, Joseph Cotten launches right into an admission of his subsequent marital infidelity! Durbin later wryly called her image that of Little Miss Fix-It Who Bursts Into Song. Often, they were in the light classical or classical vein, such as Alleluia (Mozart) or Brindisi (Verdi), both sung in 100 Men and a Girl, one of her most popular films. In a newsletter, the Deanna Durbin Society said Ms. Durbin died a few days ago, quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. The third marriage was a success: in 1950, at 28, she married Charles David, the 44-year-old French director of Lady on a Train. After starring in 21 feature films, she retired to a French farmhouse. I was happy on the set. Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. judoo I was saddened to read this news today. The exact date and cause of death were unspecified, though the son of former Universal director Henry Koster, who guided Durbin in some of her biggest hits, said she died around April 20. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Seems like youve made some very wise observations and in particular, gotten a sense of what Deannas mood was during the making of her films. As a final note on daughter Jessica, I was sad to read that she apparently was estranged from her mother in adulthood. And that is the way she will be remembered. Both stars returned to the studio that particular night, for different reasons. Deanna Durbin, the movie singing-star, was born in 1921, and apparently still lives in a farmhouse outside Paris. Her son Peter H. David told the Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that his mother had died several days ago, but did not give further details and thanked her fans for respecting her privacy. Deanna had a long life so again, I hope she was happy in France. As soon as she could, she gave it up.. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died 'a few days ago', thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. The guard at the gate, in all honesty, cannot be faulted for being suspicious. Deanna always would say that she isnt the person she played on the screen, that she was another person apart from who she really was. When a teenage Deanna Durbin appeared on screen in the 1930s, wearing a decorous white dress with her hands clasped together, singing with a bell-like purity, audiences . deejay Yes, she was one of the irreplaceable, one of the last greats of Hollywood royalty. She is an adorable baby with her bee-stung lips. But Deanna Durbin -- a world-famous young movie actress during the 1930s and 1940s -- managed to do it right. From 1936 to 1938, she also was singing with Eddie Cantors radio show, and her vocal coach urged a career in opera, but she opted instead for films. I began writing this obituary many hours ago when I woke to the news of Deannas passing. Yes, I said. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted in a Deanna . It was fascinating because what I was learning about their lives did correspond with what you saw on the screen. In fact, both movies and TV are in great supply the Saturday of the show. By Reuters May 1, 2013 Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died. From 1936 to 1942, Ms. Durbin was everyones intrepid kid sister or spunky daughter, a wholesome, radiant, can-do girl who in a series of wildly popular films was always fixing the problems of unhappy adults. Critics responded negatively to her attempts to be an adult on screen, as a prostitute in love with a killer in Robert Siodmaks bleak film noir Christmas Holiday (1944) and as a debutante mixed up in a murder plot in Lady on a Train (1945.). Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-bornscreenstar of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. According to the New York Times, Durbin did shed some insight on her . Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. She agreed to make three more films for them so Universal dropped the lawsuit but ultimately allowed her contract to lapse without making those films. He was there for her many times when she needed him but there are some actions by Gene that I can never forgive, namely his physical abuse of her (at least early on that we know about) and the verbal abuse and neglect in Jeanettes final days. All of her films were shown and he was one of the guest speakers. Durbin shared a special Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney at the 1938 Oscars for their "significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth". But, like many young stars, Durbin struggled to make the transition from sprightly teen singer to more serious actress with a broader range. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Despite her obvious popularity, Durbin would go on to retire just two years later at the age of 29, making "For The Love Of Mary" her final film. 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