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Her fresh face and clear voice were known around the world. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. (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. Her son Peter H. David told the Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that his mother had died several days ago, but did not give further details and thanked her fans for respecting her privacy. 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). Family Members . 1:28 am. 4k followers. 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. Her British-born parents moved to California while she was still young, and her singing voice soon had talent scouts knocking at her door. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. So if the above indeed was her thinking, such casting and plot revision would have been unworkable for her. One of Hollywood's Deanna Durbin has died, aged 91. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. The musical actress was one of the most popular and highest-paid young stars in the 1930s. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. As with the Jeanette-Nelson story, I wonder whether the fans or the Hollywood insiders observed and questioned any of this at the time. (Getty Images). Below, Deanna receiving her Oscar from Edgar Bergen. The other piece of information came from a friend of Pats, a fellow nurse. Whatever she means, we know she was a fantastic singer and a beautiful woman. At age 23, Durbin received good reviews for Lady on a Train, a 1945 comedy-murder mystery directed by Charles David, who five years later became her third husband. Joanne Tew, maceddy No other details were given. 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. But she gave it all up in 1949, at age 27, saying she had never been happy as a movie star. I also enjoyed the company of my fellow actors What I did find difficult was that this acquired maturity had to be hidden under the childlike personality my films and publicity projected on me.. 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. 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. 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. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 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 . Its no coincidence that the most popular film stars of that era were singers: Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, Deanna Durbin, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, etc. 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. 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. The musical actress was one of the most popular and highest-paid young stars in the 1930s. The story goes that MGM head Louis B. Mayer said, after this short subject was released, Get rid of the fat one. He meant Judy Garland but instead Deanna Durbin was dropped. Deanna Durbin. Poignantly, even Anne Frank, confined to her familys hiding place in Amsterdam during World War II, pasted a movie magazine picture of Durbin on her wall. But she never enjoyed that part of her life. In essence, these two got married after Deanna learned she was pregnant and they separated six months after the child was born. Deanna Durbin, the former child actress who was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada on December 4, 1921, has passed away at age 91, according to her son, Peter H. David, who said she died "a few days ago." So I really am grateful for your work in studying Deannas films and plan to re-watch her films with new interest. Deanna shunned all attempts to return to the public forum in any manner, though she did provide this 1981 photo of herself via her husband to film historian William K. Everson: Only a few photos were taken of Deanna in recent years by tabloid photographers who caught a rare glimpse of her. Deanna was a valuable Hollywood commodity and Jackson had worked with her since her early days at Universal. The following year Deanna married producer/director Charles David (he directed her in 1945's excellent Lady on a Train) and moved with him to France. 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. 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. 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. 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.). Durbin died on about April 20 in a village outside Paris where she had lived, out of public view, since 1949, family friend Bob Koster of Los Angeles told The Associated Press on Wednesday.. In 1946, Ms. Durbins salary of $323,477 from Universal made her the second-highest-paid woman in America, just $5,000 behind Bette Davis. Last time I saw Deanna she didnt look too plump but I havent seen her since I returned and they tell me she has gained at least five pounds. maceddy By the time she and David married, Durbin was completing a near total retreat from the public eye. Shirley Temple explains that naivete well, I think, in her autobiography. Golden Age Of Hollywood. Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin; December 4, 1921 - c. April 20, 2013) was a Canadian singer and actress, who appeared in a number of musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, her singing voice being variously described as being light but full, sweet and unaffected. Today I did some research about the 1943 film that Deanna made with Joseph Cotten. 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. May 3, 2013 @ 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. I was saddened to read this news today. 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. 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? 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. (Getty Images) 1 of 4. In that 1937 musical comedy Durbin stars as Patricia Cardwell, whose father (Adolphe Menjou) is one of 100 musicians unable to find a job. At a time when most girls her age were barely discovering boys, Durbin was catapulted into her role as a wholesome teen idol to millions of young girls. I dont think that Durbin lived in seclusion after she moved to France she lived privately, and theres a big difference. 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. 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. Charles David directed only two films in Hollywood, both in 1945 - Lady On A Train and Fairy Tale Murder (with Gloria Jean). It also was nominated for best picture, losing out to MGMs The Great Ziegfeld.. 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. The Deanna Durbin Society, based in England, did not report a date or cause of death. It wasnt Vaughns fault or my fault that we failed to make a go of our marriage. She didnt want/need the money but she sure would have appreciated developing a close bond with her blood-relative brother. Koster worked closely with the young singer to bring out credible performances. I do hope we are able to learn more about what went on with Deannas life. After moving to France in 1949 and settling outside Paris in the village of Neauphle-le-Chteau, Ms. Durbin devoted most of her time to keeping her home, cooking and raising her children. In 1938, Durbin and another young star, Mickey Rooney, were recognized at the Academy Awards for bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.. Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT. With changing times I feel it would have been possible for her to maintain her privacy as well as have a career. He, too, was spoiled and an only child. Deanna Durbin. (And as an author I speak from experience.). 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.". I was so thrilled when she sent me a picture with her autograph. 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. Did being on location make it easier to carry on their affair? David announced her death through a fan newsletter, saying she died a few days ago. (Getty Images). Boy, this sure sounds very familiar, doesnt it? Whether you are a singer, actor, writer, painter or any other kind of artist, there is a communication that you share with your audience. You can watch a clip of their onscreen duet on YouTube. She was given the stage name Deana Durbin when she signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1936 at age 14. 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. For more on Deanna Durbin, click over to The Hollywood Reporter. 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. I hope you dont think I am being too blunt in my commentary, but I was so glad to read what you wrote about. Durbin had previously been married to assistant . In looking at the older photo of her from the 1980s, one can see that kindness in her. The Train movie would have been finished pretty near to the time she became pregnant. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Only a handful of child superstars such as Shirley Temple have achieved that, to my knowledge. I was an actor. She was married three times and had a son and a daughter. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. Deanna Edna Mae Durbin: Birthdate: December 04, 1921: Birthplace: Winnipeg, Division No. I have not watched them in chronological order for decades but as with the Jeanette and Nelson films, theres much to notice aside from just their acting when one does that. But not only was there such a stigma attached to anyone with a child out of wedlock, on top of that the stars (and studios) went to great lengths to protect their reputations. The man was Vaughn Paul, an assistant director, whom she had married at 19 in 1941. She laughed. On April 30, 2013, a newsletter published by the Deanna Durbin Society reported that Durbin had died "in the past few days", quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. David Sumray I was so puzzled by that last scene where she appears in two different dresses years later I read that she couldnt decide which one she liked best, so she wore both. 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 was wearing a ring on her left hand covered with tape which could be seen when dancing with Franchot Tone. It was fascinating because what I was learning about their lives did correspond with what you saw on the screen. Read Less, Durbin shared a special Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney at the 1938 Oscars fo Read More, 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". David died in 1999. Spring Parade(at this writing) has never been released on DVD but can be watched on YouTube. A lover. She and I would be in contact about once a year. Like Shirley Temple, Deanna had an early disastrous marriage that failed, to assistant director on her early films, Vaughn Paul. For reprint rights |, Bookmark or read stories offline - Download the TOI app. They were married on June 13, 1945. Hedda was sitting in a cane-bottomed chair, and contact was positive enough to disturb the flower garden on top of one of the outrageous hats for which she was renowned. Memorial ID. I did not realize that it was a shotgun marriage until doing a bit of research today. Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. Vale Deanna Durbin December 4, 1921 - April 20, 2013. I was happy on the set. Bernard Brown told me that her natural hyper energy and ready smile was really who she wasat least as a young girl. Her son, Peter H David, made the announcement in a newsletter to her fans, saying. 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.. In fact, he told me that he built an entire new recording booth and setup for Nelsons first (and ultimately last) Universal movie. 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. They were married from 1945 to 1949. Read Less, She made her name playing the ideal teenage daughter in "Three Smart Girls" in Read More, 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. After moving to France in 1949 and settling outside Paris in the village of Neauphle-le-Chteau, Ms. Durbin devoted most of her time to keeping her home, cooking and raising her children. The two moved to France and had a son. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. But over the years she very kindly did autograph photos sent to her by mail by her fans. 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. Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games. The Canadian-born actress was reportedly the second-highest paid actress in America in 1946, bringing in just $5,000 less than Bette Davis, with a salary of $323,477 from Universal, according to the Times. Nevertheless, I like you, have done some research on Deanna and came to the same conclusion regarding her shotgun wedding to Felix who even looks like a trapped man in their wedding picture. Plus, its one thing to experience that as an adult but for the child stars who knew no other life to be has-beens so quickly with their entire adult lives ahead of themyou cant blame them for being bitter. According to Harper's research, Durbin primarily kept at home where she happily raised her children and lived a private life. David died in 1999. 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.. Deannas story is an amazing one. What I particularly like about Durbins voice is its range, and her ability to adapt her voice to the song hearing her sing, for instance, You wanna keep your baby looking right, or, better yet, Spring will be a little late this year, one couldnt imagine that this woman could sing grand opera so many opera singers have tried to sing popular songs and always sound like an opera singer singing a popular song, but not Durbin. She was 91. One has to wonder why I knew Judy Lewis, the daughter of Clark Gable and Loretta Young. She was 91. She was 91. Maybe she didnt think the DNA test was that important, she certainly looked like Clark, and perhaps she (and her family) didnt need and money for royalties, if that were in fact still a reality. And Durbins first screen kiss with Robert Stack in the 1939 Cinderella story First Love generated international headlines. She was 91. I dont think by this time in her career she felt comfortable and nurtured like she had been in the past. 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. About the same time, in 1936, she began singing on Eddie Cantors popular weekly radio program. Some men like him are always conveniently married. Note: I sat down to write a simple obituary of Deanna Durbin but decided to look into her life a little deepercant help it, its the film historian in meand ended up researching and writing this lengthy article which shows up how little known (by the general public) she really was as a person. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. 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. 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. Then he writes a paragraph that I dont fully understand; was he just angry at Hedda Hopper who next morning reported the supposed studio tryst? 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. Please add an image! The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted. But it turned into a day of research and reflection about what had really gone on in her life behind the scenes. It said simply Durbin died "a few days ago," quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for . She married film director Charles David, and they shunned the spotlight, living in France. 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. Her son Peter H. David . The following year Deanna married producer/director Charles David (he directed her in 1945s excellent Lady on a Train) and moved with him to France. Deanna Durbin, the movie singing-star, was born in 1921, and apparently still lives in a farmhouse outside Paris. 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. Her last three films were a return to the musical romances her public preferred but were weak efforts. Her sweet soprano voice made a success of many of the films, and she was credited with saving Universal from bankruptcy in the 1930s. Deanna had a long life so again, I hope she was happy in France. Deannas assessment of that marriage: I hibernated all my life, and when I married Vaughn Paul it wasnt any different. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. Of course Mayer was fuming all through 1937-8 because he had lost the potential Deanna Durbin goldmine. Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin Society newsletter. Perhaps the columns had nothing whatsoever to do with it. Then during His Butlers Sister, she seemed so happy and relaxed in her performance. Jeanette and Nelson also expressed some shell-shock and bitterness once their Hollywood careers turned on them. So I watch Deannas movies to make sense of what is happening at that time in her personal life. They may have been impressed with my success. but my fans were the parents, many of whom could not cope with their own youngsters. 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