ANDREW DALTON,Associated Press It was a shotgun wedding and appears, in retrospect, to be more about ensuring her child was born legitimate rather than for love. 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. 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. Yes, I read about the incident with her and Joseph Cotton which Hedda Hopper published. Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin. 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. Her last three films were a return to the musical romances her public preferred but were weak efforts. 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. Third husband of singer and actress Deanna Durbin. Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-bornscreenstar of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. Who was Deanna Durbin? Deannas story is an amazing one. The Deanna Durbin Society's newsletter announced her death, quoting her son Peter H. David, said the New York Times. 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. Producer A.C. Lyles, 94, was working at Paramount when Durbin turned into a major, major attraction for Universal., She was a charming and talented lady, he said Wednesday, an amazing star with great talent.. Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David. Film critic Thomson wrote that she was hopelessly adrift in the role. 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. 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. I loved my wife. At first I thought maybe she had reconciled with Vaughn. We buried the hatchet and remained friends. 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. The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted in a Deanna . Or even true, for that matter. Family Members . We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. She was given a special miniature 1938 Academy Award for her significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.. May 3, 2013 @ Film Director. In 1939, Durbin and fellow teen star Mickey Rooney were presented with Juvenile Academy Awards for their "significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.". Much to my surprise she wrote back to me. In fact, Brownie received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound Recording for Phantom (but only won for a 1939 film, When Tomorrow Comes). 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Nelson was far more blunt: I personify a wonderful, nostalgic era for so many people all they want from me is Shortnin Bread and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life. Im trapped in their thirties! Both Jeanette and Nelson felt restrained by their screen images and were unable to break free in their personal lives. Hers to Hold was released in July 1943. 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. 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. Durbin was discovered at age 13 by MGM but moved to Universal the next . I was a young, healthy, full-blooded American and had achieved a certain amount of fame, which of course made it easier. David died in 1999. 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. 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. Strange because I am 68 years old and watched all the old movies on TV when I was growing up, but then Universal held up Deannas movies for so long that I had only seen Lady on A Train, which I loved. 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. 1 of 4. 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's husband of almost 50 years, Charles David, died in Paris on March 1, 1999. Fine. 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. One has to wonder why I knew Judy Lewis, the daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young. 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. Charles David directed only two films in Hollywood, both in 1945 - Lady On A Train and Fairy Tale Murder (with Gloria Jean). At the last minute Karloff was replaced by Claude Rains and Nelson was wooed over to Universal with promises that hed get to sing lots of opera plus there was never any question that he would get top billing. It may be the second to last day of Comic Con, but things are far from slowing down. Please add an image! Like Shirley Temple, Deanna had an early disastrous marriage that failed, to assistant director on her early films, Vaughn Paul. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Deanna Durbin, the movie singing-star, was born in 1921, and apparently still lives in a farmhouse outside Paris. No other details were given. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820944.cms, 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. 8:47 am, It breaks my heart to hear Deanna Durbin has passed. This movie is mostly famous as Deanna Durbin's final film before she retired from show business at the age of 26. 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. ", "The character I was forced into had little or nothing in common with myself or with other youth of my generation, for that matter.". 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 did not realize that it was a shotgun marriage until doing a bit of research today. When she was a star she behaved like a star, and played ball with the publicity boys. 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. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. Deanna Durbin was well-treated in her early years at Universal, according to Bernard Brown who was the sound director on her films there. In Paris on December 21, 1950, shortly after her 29th birthday, Deanna Durbin married Charles David, the producer-director of both French and American pictures who had guided her through Lady on a Train (1945). Per Cotten: Deanna had driven to the lot about eleven; I had come through the gate an hour later. She was 91. A roamer. You just cant, even if you try.. Her fresh face and clear voice were known around the world. I have many CDs of her recordings, and also her movies on DVD and VHS. Deanna Durbin, a singer-actress who, as a child star, became one of the biggest box-office . 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. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. My conscience didnt bother me too much. ETimes is an Entertainment, TV & Lifestyle industry's promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising. Old Movie Stars. Or who exactly was he angry with and why? It was a couple of months after the filming that she filed for divorce in Oct 1943 which was final by December after she had started filming Christmas Holiday. 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. Durbins survivors include her daughter, Jessica Jackson, and her son, Peter H. David. Bernard Brown had similar praise for and enjoyed recording Deanna Durbin during her movie career and he also received Oscar nominations for four of her films: That Certain Age, Spring Parade, His Butlers Sister and Lady on a Train. But there was only room for one girl talent at MGM, and Edna Mae was shuffled off the lot. But her popularity had peaked. The French born David married Deanna in 1950 and Deanna chose to leave America and settle in France. Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT. David died in 1999. I hope you dont think I am being too blunt in my commentary, but I was so glad to read what you wrote about. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. suggested she lose some weight, she suggested he let out her dresses. The person I cant forgive, is Clarks son, John. I had no intention of leaving her or in any way of hurting her, but I became unfaithful. She married film director Charles David, and they shunned the spotlight, living in France. I think my response is partially due to the fact that except for the written correspondence she shared with fans like you, she did not have that open give-and-take that so many stars enjoy in their old age of being honored newly for their life achievements. They were married from 1945 to 1949. The fact was that Joseph Cotten was married to Lenore Kipp and remained married to her until Kipps death in 1960. 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. It also was nominated for best picture, losing out to MGMs The Great Ziegfeld.. 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. He was also found guilty of fathering a child out of wedlock when blood tests proved he was not the father. About the same time, in 1936, she began singing on Eddie Cantors popular weekly radio program. Felix Jackson produced 7 of Deanna's films from 1943 to 1947. No other details were given. She is an adorable baby with her bee-stung lips. Im sure it was more of a money issue than anything else. Deanna Durbin was a Hollywood legend in her own lifetimeand one hopes that Edna May Durbin David was able to come to peace with the rich professional legacy she leaves behind. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. Even Greta Garbo didnt go that far! No other details were given. We were both working on the same film, and our bungalows were just a few buildings apart. Wondering why Deanna retired so young, I read about some problems she had in 1946 with her brother-in-law who had been her business manager. It was never easy for a woman in the limelight to balance the career and personal happiness. But my own two personal favorites are Mad About Music and Spring Parade. And she continues to enchant with her film library available on DVD to new generations. I learned from reading your books to watch Jeanette and Nelson during each picture in which you would describe what was going on in their relationship. For reprint rights |, Bookmark or read stories offline - Download the TOI app. A few years later she was also the favorite of aspiring writer Anne Frank, who pinned Deannas photo on her movie wall in her wartime secret annex. I am also a devoted fan of Jeanette and Nelson. 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. 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 . 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. Others might have used such a disability as a reason for failure in Hollywood but not Deanna Durbin. 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. 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. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. 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. 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. 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. Only a handful of child superstars such as Shirley Temple have achieved that, to my knowledge. 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.. And, if this Deanna Durbin Joseph Cotten affair didnt take off in 1943, what about later on? She was one of the irreplaceable, I am thankful for the gift of her voice, and kindness. 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. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. She also wanted to branch out into more adult roles. I began writing this obituary many hours ago when I woke to the news of Deannas passing. And I did. deejay He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. 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. Deanna Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I had met her during the making of Lydia about two years earlier. They were married on June 13, 1945. 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. They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. "sweet soprano voice" that charmed American audiences, second-highest paid actress in America in 1946. One can only imagine the devastation these stars felt and the blow to their self-esteem. Managed by: Eva Diem: Last Updated: 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. Were they friends with benefits after working together? Unfortunately, Lorettas daughter, Judy, has passed away. She was 91. Musical Film. For more on Deanna Durbin, click over to The Hollywood Reporter. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Charles David (109793226)? maceddy 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. No other details were given. Several years ago I wrote to her in France. 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. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Daughter Jessica Louise was born on February 7, 1946, seven and a half months later. The only warm thing in my igloo was my temper. Her popularity peaked by her late teens and by her mid-20s Durbin had left Hollywood forever, made wealthy by her relatively brief career. Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg and was known in her early career as "Winnipegs sweetheart." What I think saddens me about Deanna Durbin is that she never was able to have that experience, to have that group hug. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. Yes, you should treasure her letters. Deanna Durbin (Edna Mae Durbin) was born on 4 December, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Soundtrack, Actress. In 1938 there was a nationwide search to choose the young man who would give Ms. Durbin her first screen kiss in the movie First Love. (Robert Stack was the actor chosen.) Durbin had previously been married to assistant . Durbin died on about April 20 Deanna Durbin, a singer-actress who, as a child star, became one of the biggest box-office attractions of the 1930s and 40s has died at the age of 91. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. That would have saved him unhappiness and saved me from a marriage that should never have happened.. In looking at the older photo of her from the 1980s, one can see that kindness in her. (Getty Images), 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. Now, this brings me to another interview I did in the 1980s with one of our club members, a retired Navy nurse, Pat Hudson. 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. 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. 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. In the mid to late 1940s Pat lived in the Los Angeles area with her mother, who was dating a Hollywood undercover vice squad policeman. (And as an author I speak from experience.). 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? The area of embarrassment was wide, but as the orbit grew smaller and more personal, emotions grew larger. David died in 1999. A very sad Mayday for ussad but inevitable news. No other details were given. In 1943, Deanna was offered the ingenue role of Christine in the Technicolor remake of Phantom of the Opera. They sort of adopted me as their perfect daughter., In the letter, which was excerpted in some newspapers, she also wrote: I was never happy making pictures. And Durbins first screen kiss with Robert Stack in the 1939 Cinderella story First Love generated international headlines. 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. David Sumray The photo below from 1941 shows Jeanette with (from left to right), Susanna Foster, Kathryn Grayson, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin. 9:04 pm. Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 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. Many of the films were Depression fairy tales in which Ms. Durbin won over or defeated silly rich people with the help of butlers, cooks and chauffeurs, who often risked their jobs to aid her. It was fascinating because what I was learning about their lives did correspond with what you saw on the screen. Nelson was a bigger box office draw than Allan Jones so the whole film would now be built around Nelson Eddynot a problem in normal circumstances but in Phantom it was off-kilter to the actual story. Deannas father outlived his wife by four years and died in 1976. 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. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. More information Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David More like this Vintage Hollywood Stars Hollywood Glam Golden Age Of Hollywood Classic Hollywood The marriage lasted two years. Pat was my source for some information about Gene Raymond including his 1949 arrest. Below, Joseph Cotten. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter.She was 91. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. It would ruin the . No other details were given. However, the public continued to love her light musical comedies. The Durbin unit would go on to make 100 Men and a Girl, Spring Parade, Three Smart Girls Grow Up, First Love and It Started With Eve. Pasternak also produced the Durbin vehicles Mad About Music, That Certain Age, Its a Date and Nice Girl? with other directors. Take a look at that moment on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo. I assure her that many people who asked me to convey messages of affection were not even born when she quit movies. According to Pat, her friend had nursed Deannas father at some point in his final years or days. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" -- directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. 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. Below is a picture taken on the wedding day of Deanna Durbin and Felix Jackson. 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 emphasized that she never identified herself with the public image that the media created around her. She laughed. 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. 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. He let them go and they drove off. He told me that Deanna Durbin was a delightful, energetic, happy teenager. 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! I was an actor. (Getty Images). Durbin's son, Peter H. David, was quoted in the "Deanna Durbin Society" newsletter saying his mother had passed away several days ago, but he did not provide any other details about her death. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. Durbin gained popularity during the Depression and was known for her "sweet soprano voice" that charmed American audiences, according to the New York Times. They were best buds and socialized together well. It is a sense that that your communication has come full-circle and it is a precious, humble feeling, good for the soul. 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