Jeanette MacDonald
Actor
- Born
- June 18, 1903 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- January 14, 1965 (age 61)
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.
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Known for
Love Me Tonight
August 18, 1932
San Francisco
June 26, 1936
One Hour with You
March 23, 1932
That's Entertainment!
June 21, 1974
The Merry Widow
November 2, 1934
The Love Parade
November 19, 1929
That's Entertainment, Part II
May 16, 1976
That's Entertainment! III
July 1, 1994
Naughty Marietta
March 29, 1935
Monte Carlo
August 27, 1930
Rose Marie
January 31, 1936
Sweethearts
December 30, 1938
Acting45
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive footage)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1994That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self (archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?