Jeanette MacDonald

Also known as Jeanette Anna MacDonald

American singer and actress (1903-1965)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1903 births, 1965 deaths and 20th-century American actresses.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) 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…

Known for

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self (archive footage)2009
That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage)1994
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts — Self (archive footage)1992
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self (archive footage)1986
That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)1974
Where's Charley? — Donna Lucia d'Alvadores1957

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1903
Active to: 1965

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,760
Total plays: 92,444

Key facts

Born: Jeannette Anna McDonald , ( 1903-06-18 ) June 18, 1903, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: January 14, 1965 (1965-01-14) (aged 61), Houston , Texas, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale, California)
Other name: Jeanette MacDonald
Occupations: Actress singer radio host philanthropist
Years active: 1909–1959
Spouse: Gene Raymond ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 )
Partner: Nelson Eddy (1935-1965)
Relatives: Blossom Rock (sister)
Awards: 2 RCA Red Seal gold records (one for " Indian Love Call "/" Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life " ) 1 RIAA gold record for Favorites in Hi-Fi Screen Actors Guild award for Maytime Hollywood Walk of Fame
Genres: Opera / operetta musical theater
Instrument: Vocals ( soprano )
Labels: RCA Victor RCA Red Seal Records His Master's Voice Disque Gramophone

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jeanette
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Philadelphia
Place of death: Houston
Spouse: Gene Raymond
Occupation: recording artist
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Christian Science
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Student of: Lotte Lehmann
Instrument: voice
Record label: RCA Records
Image: Macdonald-jeanette 1934.jpg
Work location: United States
Voice type: soprano

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category: Jeanette MacDonald
date of birth: 1903-06-18
date of death: 1965-01-14
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Jeanette MacDonald
start of work period: 1920-00-00
name in native language: Jeanette MacDonald
writing language: English language
end of work period: 1959-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Early years

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