2009Nominee
Best Performance
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Jeanette MacDonald
Actor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
June 18, 1903
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1974Nominee
Best Performance
That's Entertainment!
1986Winner
Best Performance
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Career Highlights
1932Highlight
Best Performance
Love Me Tonight
1938Highlight
Best Performance
The Girl of the Golden West
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That's Entertainment!
Love Me Tonight
The Girl of the Golden West