MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965
Variant namesJeanette MacDonald was born June 18, 1901 in Philadelphia; Broadway chorus girl in 1920, rapidly reached stardom in stage musicals and operettas; film debut, The love parade, 1929; teamed with Maurice Chevalier at Paramount; from 1933 at MGM, she paired with Nelson Eddy in singing partnership; married actor Gene Raymond, 1937; retired from screen to seek a new career in concert halls and on stage; died in 1965.
From the description of Papers, 1931-1951 bulk 1942-1951. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 37999096
Actress, singer.
From the description of Reminiscences of Jeannette MacDonald : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565397
Biography
Jeanette MacDonald was born June 18, 1903 in Philadelphia; Broadway chorus girl in 1920, rapidly reached stardom in stage musicals and operettas; film debut, The Love Parade, 1929; teamed with Maurice Chevalier at Paramount; from 1933 at MGM, she was paired with Nelson Eddy in singing partnership; married actor Gene Raymond, 1937; retired from screen to seek a new career in concert halls and on stage; died in 1965.
From the guide to the Jeanette MacDonald Papers, 1931-1951, bulk 1942-1951, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| creatorOf | Guelph Spring Festival Archives. R.C.A. Victor reproductions of watercolour portraits of recording artists, 1977. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| creatorOf | MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965. Reminiscences of Jeannette MacDonald : oral history, 1959. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Rouben Mamoulian Papers, 1740-1987, (bulk 1906-1987) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965. Papers, 1931-1951 bulk 1942-1951. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| referencedIn | The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Film mss., 1933-1986 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Lancaster, MaryJean Bollinger. MaryJean Bollinger Lancaster collection, 1937-1940. | University of Colorado, Boulder | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Jeanette MacDonald Papers, 1931-1951, bulk 1942-1951 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards, 1914-1965, (bulk: 1930-1949). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards, 1914-1965, (bulk: 1930-1949) | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| creatorOf | Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965. Correspondence to Leopold Stokowski, 1939. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | American Music Research Center. Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald collection, 1935-2001. | University of Colorado, Boulder | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- | person |
| associatedWith | Franklin, Joan, | person |
| associatedWith | Franklin, Robert, | person |
| correspondedWith | Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 | person |
| associatedWith | Guelph Spring Festival Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lancaster, MaryJean Bollinger. | person |
| associatedWith | Mamoulian, Rouben. | person |
| associatedWith | McNeilly, Donald, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Railroad Hour Radio Program | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Terry, Walter | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
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| Singers |
| Actresses |
| Motion picture actors and actresses |
| Motion pictures |
| Musicals |
| Popular music |
| Women singers |
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| Motion picture actors and actresses |
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Person
Birth 1903-06-18
Death 1965-01-14
Americans
English
