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. 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. (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. 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. The announcement of her death was made by her Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 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. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Daughter Jessica Louise was born on February 7, 1946, seven and a half months later. She is an adorable baby with her bee-stung lips. It also was nominated for best picture, losing out to MGMs The Great Ziegfeld.. Others might have used such a disability as a reason for failure in Hollywood but not Deanna Durbin. 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 a huge box-office star for a short period of time.. She did seem to know that Its only a film After that, Durbin, Pasternak and Koster became known as the Durbin unit, which became the key to Universals survival for the next few years. 1:28 am. I am reminded of what a magical moment it was when Charlie Chaplin returned to America to receive an honorary Oscar in 1972. Of course, who knows what I would do if I were in that situation. Her youth at retirement . 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. Seems like youve made some very wise observations and in particular, gotten a sense of what Deannas mood was during the making of her films. Durbin was discovered at age 13 by MGM but moved to Universal the next . She was 91. How could anybody really think that I was going to spend the rest of my life with a man I found I didnt love, just for the sake of an image?. At first I thought maybe she had reconciled with Vaughn. Ive gained weight. Their divorce was final on October 27, 1949. Learn more about merges. The other piece of information came from a friend of Pats, a fellow nurse. By Warren Boroson April 30, 2010, 6:22 pm. Deanna Durbin or Judy Garland: 'Drop the Fat One' Like Jeanette and Nelson, off-screen she was kind and genuine; also like them, she suffered personal trials and tribulations in her Hollywood years that changed the course of her life. Didnt know how to write checks or balance a bank account, that sort of thing. 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. Ms. Durbin was quickly handed to Joe Pasternak, who produced her first 10 movies, and to Henry Koster, who directed six of them: Three Smart Girls, One Hundred Men and a Girl, Three Smart Girls Grow Up, First Love, Spring Parade and It Started With Eve.. 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. . 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. 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. The area of embarrassment was wide, but as the orbit grew smaller and more personal, emotions grew larger. 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. 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. Durbin walked away and never went back, and had a life, a real life, not one based on illusory fame, not one based on chasing the Bitch Goddess. In the 1944 film noir Christmas Holiday, she played an unhappy honky-tonk singer opposite Gene Kelly, but the movie was seen as a disappointment. She was discovered by an MGM casting director searching Los Angeles singing schools for someone to portray the opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child. 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.). I hope their life together was more than just contented. Thats where I would place the Jeanette Gene marriage, for the most part. Her son Peter H. David . (Getty Images) Which is maybe why in 1946 Jeanette escaped to the UK on a concert tour and even talked about staying and having her baby there. The two moved to France and had a son. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Film Director. Deanna was a valuable Hollywood commodity and Jackson had worked with her since her early days at Universal. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. This marriage was happy and they were together 50 years until Charles David died in 1999. I agree with you that Deanna most likely escaped to France to protect her daughter and family from scandal. She was 91. It's already old news now, as dated as its subject the obituary notices announcing the death at 91 of Deanna Durbin, the "plucky child movie star" who saved Universal Studios from financial ruin; "the best-loved and most fondly remembered singing star of Hollywood's golden age" who cut short her career at 28; "the perfect girl next door" who left the . 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.. The marriage lasted two years. I think if an autobiography does not appear now, that Deanna Durbins life would make a fantastic book. It was announced today that Deanna Durbin passed away, apparently a few days ago at age 91. Deanna Durbin, the singing starlet with the bubbly personality and the jewel-tone voice whose enormously popular movies were widely credited with saving Universal Pictures from bankruptcy during the Depression, has died. December 26, 2013 @ Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-born screen star of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. Deanna Durbin, one of Hollywood's biggest box-office stars in the 1930s and early '40s, has died aged 91. It old Hedda that as a journalist she had every right to air her opinion of my professional behavior on the screen, but that my personal life was none of her business. And since her home was her castle, she entertained a lot, mostly musicians and card players. 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 Winnipeg-bornscreenstar of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. Despite her tendency to plumpness (by Hollywood standards), the studio did not starve her and/or put her on dangerous medications as did MGM with Judy Garland. 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. 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. Despite her bitterness in later years about her studio years, Deanna Durbins films brought great joy to the worldwide movie audiences in the Depression years. What I think saddens me about Deanna Durbin is that she never was able to have that experience, to have that group hug. She was 91. 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. She was 91. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Fans of the Canadian produced series, "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" can rejoice. Although I think she would have liked us to be together, she thought separations were unharmful. Was Cotton the one love in her life? But she never enjoyed that part of her life. The man was Vaughn Paul, an assistant director, whom she had married at 19 in 1941. I liked the people with whom I worked and after the nervousness of the first day, I felt completely at ease in front of the camera. No other details were given. Bernard Brown told me that her natural hyper energy and ready smile was really who she wasat least as a young girl. 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.) That would have saved him unhappiness and saved me from a marriage that should never have happened.. In Nice Girl, she was experiencing first love and looked a little scared anticipating marriage. Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 - c. April 20, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian actress and singer, who appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. Durbins first film, Three Smart Girls (1936), was a musical comedy in which she played one of three sisters trying to reunite their parents. She played a series of ideal teenaged daughters over the next few years in films such as That Certain Age, First Love and Its a Date. I do my own shopping, bring up my two children and sing an hour every day.. Back home, her sister, sisters husband and their little boy were living with her in her house and had been since Vaughn went off to the Navy. I had met her during the making of Lydia about two years earlier. For reprint rights |, /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820952.cms, 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. We were both working on the same film, and our bungalows were just a few buildings apart. They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. 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. She argued with her fans that I am not the angelic creature that I seemingly represent. 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. She was 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. Everyone in her life had betrayed her even her sisters husband who mismanaged her money. ", Three Smart Girls was nominated for the best picture Oscar in 1937. He writes: Perhaps reading, and rereading Heddas aggravating and obviously titillating remarks about my infidelity had an unconscious effect on my behavior. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. No other. Ive gained weight. Los Angeles, June 25, 2023. And she continues to enchant with her film library available on DVD to new generations. In a subsequent report, the Associated Press quoted a family friend who said Durbin had died on or about April 20. In addition to Peter, her son from her marriage to Mr. David, Ms. Durbin had a daughter, Jessica, from her second marriage. The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted in a Deanna . Durbin and David raised two children: Jessica (from her second marriage to Felix Jackson) and Peter (from her union with David). 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). That Jackson would just leave Deanna six months after baby Jessicas birth and walk away from his without even fighting for joint custody well, that was very telling. Durbin had previously been married to assistant . She and I would be in contact about once a year. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. She was surrounded by friends whose interests were not in the movies. Ms. Durbin was an extremely talented singer. I did not realize that it was a shotgun marriage until doing a bit of research today. But because of his past history of becoming involved with (and usually marrying) women much younger than himself, the court ordered him to pay child support. Canadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. Actually, Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper accused Deanna and co-star Joseph Cotten of having an affair during this film. This has nothing to do with having a swelled ego or whether you earn money for your work or not. 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.. 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. Universal finally turned on her, suing her for her prepaid wages. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed everything from popular standards to . 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. She was discovered by an MGM casting director searching Los Angeles singing schools for someone to portray the opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child. 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 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. Hmm. Then during His Butlers Sister, she seemed so happy and relaxed in her performance. Her popularity peaked by her late teens and by her mid-20s Durbin had left Hollywood forever, made wealthy by her relatively brief career. 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 a shotgun wedding and appears, in retrospect, to be more about ensuring her child was born legitimate rather than for love. When my first marriage failed, everyone said that I could never divorce. Thats why it was such a shock to learn the actual timeline of her marriage to Felix Jackson and her pregnancy during that time. Yes, I read about the incident with her and Joseph Cotton which Hedda Hopper published. 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. She lived a long life but still it is a shock to hear the news. Deanna later publicly blamed their divorce on their mutual utter boredom. Durbin made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and . Dresses, dolls, ski suits and hats were marketed in her name. To my surprise, there was much speculation to be found on whether Durbin and Cotten had had even a brief affair during the filming. Similarly, in 2006 Shirley Temple had such a moment when she received the SAG Life Achievement Award. (I cant remember the details of his health issues but I did confirm today that Deannas parents lived in those years in Leisure Village (Laguna Hills Village). Or who exactly was he angry with and why? My wife retired from the film world when we married, David told The Times in 1982. David died in 1999. Brownie had only praise for Nelsons professionalism at Universal and I agreed with him that Nelsons voice was never better recorded on film than in Phantom. (Getty Images). 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. She replied that I was wrong, and went on with an earful of trite reasonsfree speech, duty to the reading public, etc. I have no idea of whether the paternity claim related to me by Pat Hudson is the truth. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Charles David (109793226)? deejay And I did. Before Durbins 20th birthday, she had appeared in 10 wildly profitable films for Universal. suggested she lose some weight, she suggested he let out her dresses. . The character I was forced into had little or nothing in common with myself or with other youth of my generation, for that matter. The person I cant forgive, is Clarks son, John. The picture scampers along most cheerily, the New York Times said, its gaiety is contagious, its humor infectious. Durbin, fans and film critics noted, held the picture together by winning over viewers with her wholesome, animated charm. This movie was a major shift where she displayed some raw emotion. ETimes is an Entertainment, TV & Lifestyle industry's promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising. Jeanette MacDonald's funeral. (Getty Images) She was 91. And returning to Jeanette and Nelson again we have read all the warm and fuzzy letters and conversations from the 1940s about their having a child together and what a wonderful child it would be, etc., etc.But realistically, I dont know how Nelson would have dealt with his child being raised with Gene Raymond as the father of record. 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. In a subsequent report, the Associated Press quoted a family friend who said Durbin had died on or about April 20. The fact was that Joseph Cotten was married to Lenore Kipp and remained married to her until Kipps death in 1960. 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 looked very much like Clark Gable (and her mother) and she had the same Gable ears although she had plastic surgery so they wouldnt stick out like Gables did. Wow. It's almost time for WonderCon 2012 to start packing fans into the Anaheim Convention Center, and we have the horror highlights of the three-day event that runs from March 16th-18th right here. She had a lovely voice and her parents, then living in Los Angeles, trained her with a vocal coach. Read Less, The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to Californ Read More, The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. She was 91. She didnt want/need the money but she sure would have appreciated developing a close bond with her blood-relative brother. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No date. A very sad Mayday for ussad but inevitable news. Ms. Durbin, who was originally to have ninth billing in Three Smart Girls, became the movies star when studio executives saw the first rushes. But the supporting cast was different; Boris Karloff was to play the Phantom and Allan Jones would have taken third billing in Nelsons role. I was away from home a lot. 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 a young, healthy, full-blooded American and had achieved a certain amount of fame, which of course made it easier. She also was one of the highest paid stars of her time, making a reported $250,000 a year. 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. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. 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. No other details were given. May 3, 2013 @ Deannas father outlived his wife by four years and died in 1976. Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin Society newsletter. Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg and was known in her early career as "Winnipegs sweetheart." Ive READ that he would never agree to DNA testing. 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. May 4, 2013 @ Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin. "sweet soprano voice" that charmed American audiences, second-highest paid actress in America in 1946. 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). 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, 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. 11, Manitoba, Canada: Death: April 20, 2013 (91) Neauphle-le-Chteau, Yvelines, le-de-France, France Immediate Family: Wife of Charles David and Felix Raphael Jackson Mother of Private and Jessica Louise Jackson. Her sweet soprano voice made a success of many of the films, and she was credited with saving Universal from bankruptcy in the 1930s. 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. As an ardent Deanna Durbin fan I found your article informative and enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, Lorettas daughter, Judy, has passed away. 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. (As it would be difficult for any woman in those circumstances.) George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 - May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. I spent an afternoon with Judy Lewis when we did a joint book signing in Beverly Hills. Charles David directed only two films in Hollywood, both in 1945 - Lady On A Train and Fairy Tale Murder (with Gloria Jean). Whether you are a singer, actor, writer, painter or any other kind of artist, there is a communication that you share with your audience. Thats how Hedda was able to break a juicy story without violating the unwritten rules of the day. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. 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. 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. Perhaps the columns had nothing whatsoever to do with it. 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. It was never easy for a woman in the limelight to balance the career and personal happiness. 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. Like Greta Garbo, she wanted to be left alone. She was a genuine, sweet person and I felt the only reason John Jr would have refused to do a DNA test was that he might have had to share his dads royalties, etc. He, too, was spoiled and an only child. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Deanna Durbin. The obituary was featured in Legacy on May 2, 2013. She smiles, too much of a realist to be surprised. 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). I began writing this obituary many hours ago when I woke to the news of Deannas passing. Deanna loves spaghetti and candy and like all youngsters she hates to diet, but now Universal has told her she must reduce. (Nelson Eddy was one of the guests who sang at this event.). She was given a special miniature 1938 Academy Award for her significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.. From 1936 to 1942, Ms. Durbin was everyones intrepid kid sister or spunky daughter, a wholesome, radiant, can-do girl who in a series of wildly popular films was always fixing the problems of unhappy adults. 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