Didnt know how to write checks or balance a bank account, that sort of thing. She was 91. 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. (As it would be difficult for any woman in those circumstances.) I was so thrilled when she sent me a picture with her autograph. 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. The camera captured a palpable chemistry between Deanna Durbin and leading man Joseph Cotten. He continues: Of all the Durbin films, this is the one where she registers the most chemistry with her leading man. I think if an autobiography does not appear now, that Deanna Durbins life would make a fantastic book. She released more than 50 recordings including Kiss Me Again, My Hero, Annie Laurie, Loves Sweet Song and God Bless America. Spring Parade(at this writing) has never been released on DVD but can be watched on YouTube. They were best buds and socialized together well. I made pictures, I made love, and I made martinis. As far as I could see, or would let myself see, she was a completely happy wife and a very busy hostess. It would ruin the image, she told Robert Shipman in Films and Filming magazine in 1983. No other details were given. In the photo below you can see that it was not withered but watching film footage of her, one can see the left arm is bent slightly at the elbow and is stiff at the wrist so as a result, her left arm appears shorter than the right arm. For reprint rights |, Bookmark or read stories offline - Download the TOI app. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Plus this handful of stars just mentioned had that indefinable quality and personal charisma that just radiated from the big screen and set them apart from other contemporaries. Deanna Durbin or Judy Garland: 'Drop the Fat One' Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the wo Read More, 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. Writing in the Biographical Dictionary of Film, David Thomson said Pasternak appears to have grasped that Durbin was a rarity: a true teenage star, pretty, cheerful, clean and tuneful. I could see the wariness in Naughty Marietta and the closeness of Sweethearts and so forth. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820943.cms, 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 if accurate, it might explain why Deanna might have married her longtime friend Felix Jackson who stuck around for the birth of a child and then deserted her. Of course Mayer was fuming all through 1937-8 because he had lost the potential Deanna Durbin goldmine. 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. Still, early that year snarky gossip columnist Louella Parsons wrote: Eighteen-year-old Deanna Durbin is putting on weight. The area of embarrassment was wide, but as the orbit grew smaller and more personal, emotions grew larger. 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. Even Greta Garbo didnt go that far! Third husband of singer and actress Deanna Durbin. 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. The photo below from 1941 shows Jeanette with (from left to right), Susanna Foster, Kathryn Grayson, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" -- directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. She Movie . Reminds me of a certain baritone and his spouse who also stayed married until death do us partbut who lived separate lives. So I watch Deannas movies to make sense of what is happening at that time in her personal life. I really venture to say that I believe one of the major reasons for Deanna to move to France was to protect her daughter and family from scandal. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her second marriage, to Felix Jackson, the 43-year-old producer of several of her films, also ended in divorce, after the birth of a daughter. David died in 1999. Below, a rare photo signed with her real name: Edna May Durbin. 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.". May 2, 2013 @ 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. Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg and was known in her early career as "Winnipegs sweetheart." This was the final installment in the Three Smart Girls series, originally titled Three Smart Girls Join Up but released into theaters as Hers to Hold. 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. I next took a look at Joseph Cottens autobiography entitled Vanity Will Get You Somewhere. Of course, who knows what I would do if I were in that situation. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel and X-Factor. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Capitalising on her fame, Universal cast Durbin in a series of musical movies including "That Certain Age" and "Mad About Music" which made the actress with the sweet soprano voice into one of Hollywood's most popular stars. May 3, 2013 @ Ms. Durbin, who was originally to have ninth billing in Three Smart Girls, became the movies star when studio executives saw the first rushes. 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. One of Hollywood's Deanna Durbin has died, aged 91. Deanna Durbin. 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. There are dieticians who make a business of compiling menus.. As soon as she could, she gave it up.. You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. She was given the stage name Deana Durbin when she signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1936 at age 14. Then during His Butlers Sister, she seemed so happy and relaxed in her performance. Old Hollywood Glamour. 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. She didnt want/need the money but she sure would have appreciated developing a close bond with her blood-relative brother. It is human nature to want to understand people we admire or care about. 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. Singer -actress Deanna Durbin, who was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but quit the biz the following year at the age of 26, has died, her fan club announced Tuesday. maceddy When she slaps John Dalls face and says Im insanely jealous, one gets a glimpse of the very sophisticated comedy actress she could have been. (Nelson Eddy was one of the guests who sang at this event.). I agree that it is very sad that Deanna did not wish to continue her career after her early retirement. (Getty Images), The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. We will never know, however, with modern technology at least we can enjoy and appreciate her artistry. She was 91. 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. As a young teenager, Durbin was mentored by producer Joe Pasternak, who helped her develop the screen persona that worked so well for her and for Universal, where she made all of her feature films. Deanna Durbin has died, aged 91. 4k followers. About the same time, in 1936, she began singing on Eddie Cantors popular weekly radio program. A nostalgic journey to the past to relive the golden days of entertainment! 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. Read Less, Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newslett Read More, 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 spoke of the Deanna persona in the third person, and considered the film character Deanna Durbin to be a by-product of her youth and not her true identity., Deanna herself told film historian David Shipman: I did not hate show business. (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. 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. Durbin had lived just outside the village of Neauphle-le-Chateau, near Paris, since moving there in 1950 with her third husband, director Charles David. She was independent and a bit controlling in her personal life. In Deannas films, she was the main draw and the leading men were secondary. 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. The obituary was featured in Legacy on May 2, 2013. It was announced today that Deanna Durbin passed away, apparently a few days ago at age 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. And as an instant Hollywood star with her very first movie, Three Smart Girls, she almost single-handedly fixed the problems of her fretting bosses at Universal, bringing them box-office gold. 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.). 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). 8 Comments, God made me a singer, and I just sang. Deanna Durbin. And as an instant Hollywood star with her very first movie, Three Smart Girls, she almost single-handedly fixed the problems of her fretting bosses at Universal, bringing them box-office gold. At first I thought maybe she had reconciled with Vaughn. The French born David married Deanna in 1950 and Deanna chose to leave America and settle in France. This article was written by fellow blogger and writer Ed Sum. maceddy Everyone in her life had betrayed her even her sisters husband who mismanaged her money. She had a lovely voice and her parents, then living in Los Angeles, trained her with a vocal coach. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted. It also was nominated for best picture, losing out to MGMs The Great Ziegfeld.. 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. Lenore did not want to fly, sail, or even travel by train, and whenever she could avoid these modes of transportation she stayed home. Heres an excerpt from the New York Times obituary: 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. In addition to Peter, her son from her marriage to Mr. David, Ms. Durbin had a daughter, Jessica, from her second marriage. After all secrets do leak out. 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. 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. Catebar44 mentions Something in the Wind Durbin never strikes me as being unhappy at all, but seems to be enjoying herself, and is particularly good in the scene at the couturiers salon, especially when she essays You wanna keep your baby looking right much less stiff than she often was in a musical set-piece. 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. These days, being a child and teen star is packed with serious perils. If Id had other previous romances I might not of married the first man I was permitted to go out alone with and to see. [Note the spelling of her middle name: May.]. The next presidential race will be driven by more money than ever before-and the Gop is already besting the Dems' fundraising. She made her film debut in the 1936 MGM short Every Sunday, with Judy Garland. Unlike Greta Garbo, whose mystique remained basically intact following her Deanna Durbin dies at 91: One of the top stars of Hollywoods studio era (photo: Deanna Durbin in Ill Be Yours) According to Hollywood lore, teen star Deanna Durbin saved Universal Pictures from Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywoods Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. She laughed. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. She has remained in the public eye over the years, not a recluse, so was very poised while accepting her award (though that girlish enthusiasm breaks through every so often). At 25, Durbin was the second highest-paid woman in America behind her fellow actress Bette Davis, according to the New York Times, and her fan club ranked as the world's largest during her active years. Durbin received an honorary Oscar in 1938 LOS ANGELES Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box-office draws of Hollywood's Golden Age with fans that. Additionally, she wasnt happy with the direction her career was taking. The announcement of her death was made by her son, Peter H. David, in her official fan newsletter. To get back at Hopper for the sex scandal smear, Joseph Cotten allegedly pulled the chair out from her at a party as she was sitting down, causing her to fall flat on her butt.. 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. In a subsequent report, the Associated Press quoted a family friend who said Durbin had died on or about April 20. We spoke a few times on the phone after that. The complete series is available on DVD Falcon 9 is SpaceX's flagship rocket, and a great leap forward for President Obama's plans to diversify the space industry (video of launch below). It is a sense that that your communication has come full-circle and it is a precious, humble feeling, good for the soul. 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. He was nurturing and evidently loved her. When she was a star she behaved like a star, and played ball with the publicity boys. Both stars returned to the studio that particular night, for different reasons. Here, for example, is a recent quote from Doug Bonner, a filmmaker and Emmy-winning sound designer. He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. No other details were given. 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ANDREW DALTON,Associated Press Durbin had previously been married to assistant director Vaughn Paul from 1941 to 1943, and writer-actor Felix Jackson, with whom she had a daughter, Jessica, from 1945 to 1949. 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. I had no intention of leaving her or in any way of hurting her, but I became unfaithful. Like Greta Garbo, she wanted to be left alone. No other details were given. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. But over the years she very kindly did autograph photos sent to her by mail by her fans. The former child star, married Charles David, who directed her in the 1945 film "Lady on a Train," in 1951 and together they had one son, Peter. No other details were given. She was wearing a ring on her left hand covered with tape which could be seen when dancing with Franchot Tone. 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. 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. 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. I fervently hope that her marriage to Charles David was a happy one, did not know that they argued quite frequently prior to their marriage. In fact, I was so flabbergasted over the details of her first pregnancy that I neglected to observe as you did that her son was born 6 months after her marriage to Charles David. I was an actor. 12:28 pm. She made her name playing the ideal teenage daughter in "Three Smart Girls" in 1936 and in its profitable follow-up the next year, "One Hundred Men and a Girl", which was credited with saving Universal studios from bankruptcy. According to Brownie, Deannas favorite breakfast was brought to her each day French Fries and ketchup. No other details . Every girl should be allowed to think for herself. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Later the Durbin franchise was kept going by other producers and directors including director William A. Seiter and producer Felix Jackson, who became her second husband in 1945. The guard at the gate, in all honesty, cannot be faulted for being suspicious. 9:04 pm. (Getty Images) Read Less, Reclusive Hollywood actress Deanna Durbin dies at 91. Im sure it was more of a money issue than anything else. Villagers in Neauphle reported seeing Durbin from time to time at the post office or dry cleaner but, at her request, maintained a strict code of silence about their famous resident. Here is part of his letter to her: catebar44 No other details were given. . 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. But what brought me to tears while watching that broadcast was the audience response. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. He, too, was spoiled and an only child. Take a look at that moment on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo. She was 91. 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