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Deanna Durbin (1921–2013) was a Canadian and French actress, singer, and opera singer. Born in Winnipeg, she began her professional career in 1936 and worked until 1949. Her recorded works include *The Adventure of Blue Valley*, and she released music through the Decca record label. Durbin was recognized with an Academy Juvenile Award, an Academy Honorary Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She spoke English and French and resided in Paris. Durbin was married to Felix Jackson and had two children. She died in the 19th arrondissement of Paris due to disease.
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Film & TV
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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 USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. In 1946, Durbin was the…
Known for
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self (archive footage)2009
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing — (archive footage)2009
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2002
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2002
- Hollywood’s Children — Self (archive footage)1982
- That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)1974
- For the Love of Mary — Mary Peppertree1948
- Up in Central Park — Rosie Moore1948
- Something in the Wind — Mary Collins1947
- I'll Be Yours — Louise Ginglebusher1947
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2013
Discography
- America’s Sweetheart of Song!1991
- The Ulitimate Collection1994
- Can’t Help Singing (Original Film Soundtracks)1995
- Deanna Durbin – Can't Help Singing1995
- The Very Best of Deanna Durbin2000
- Can’t Help Singing2001
- Last Rose of Summer2001
- The Golden Voice of Deanna Durbin2005
- Spring Parade2010
- Up In Central Park2012
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- Listeners
- 9,563
- Total plays
- 61,409
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Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to English immigrant parents) was a popular young singer and actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s. Changing her name to Deanna Durbin at the commencement of her career, Durbin signed a contract with MGM in 1935 and made her first film appearance in a short subject Every Sunday with another contractee, Judy Garland. Durbin was released from her contract shortly thereafter as studio executive Lou
Key facts
- Born
- Edna Mae Durbin , ( 1921-12-04 ) December 4, 1921, Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
- Died
- April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17) (aged 91), Paris, France
- Occupations
- Actress, singer
- Years active
- 1935–1949
- Spouses
- Vaughn Paul ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1943 ) Felix Jackson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) Charles Henri David ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; died 1999 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Deanna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg
- Place of death
- 19th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Felix Jackson
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- Deanna Durbin.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Paris
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- date of birth
- 1921-12-04
- Commons category
- Deanna Durbin
- date of death
- 2013-04-17
- name in native language
- Deanna Durbin
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- cause of death
- disease
- end of work period
- 1949-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Deanna Durbin
- birth name
- Edna May Durbin
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-American lyric soprano and actress, who moved to the United States with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. Additionally, she performed mostly classical concerts and recitals as well as concerts with semi-classical and popular music. She specialized in opera arias, art song, and semi-classical songs, which is today known as classical crossover.
Durbin was a child actress who made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and subsequently signed a contract with Universal Pictures. She achieved success as the ideal teenaged daughter in films such as Three Smart Girls (1936) and One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937). Her work was credited with saving the studio from bankruptcy, and led to Durbin being awarded the Academy Juvenile Award in 1938.
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