I looked up what kind of schedule Cotton was on with his films and he was pretty busy during 44 and early 45, but I am sure he could find time to get away when he wanted to. Signed by the studio at 13, Ms. Durbin, who already possessed a mature coloratura soprano, soon appeared in a one-reel short, Every Sunday, with another recently signed 13-year-old, Judy Garland, who sang swing while Ms. Durbin sang classical music. Despite her obvious popularity, Durbin would go on to retire just two years later at the age of 29, making "For The Love Of Mary" her final film. Unfortunately, Lorettas daughter, Judy, has passed away. Sharon, Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. No other details were given. Thats how Hedda was able to break a juicy story without violating the unwritten rules of the day. No other details were given. Maybe its no wonder, then, that she was relieved to give up her career and move to France with Charles David, with whom she found lasting happiness. Boy, this sure sounds very familiar, doesnt it? Deanna loves spaghetti and candy and like all youngsters she hates to diet, but now Universal has told her she must reduce. Durbin had previously been married to assistant . Now, this brings me to another interview I did in the 1980s with one of our club members, a retired Navy nurse, Pat Hudson. The marriage lasted two years. deejay In fact, her first marriage was violently abusive, and her second marriage to Felix Jackson was also short-lived. 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. 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. 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. According to Pats friend, Deannas father told her that Joseph Cotten was the father of his granddaughter, Deannas first child. He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. Wow. Here, for example, is a recent quote from Doug Bonner, a filmmaker and Emmy-winning sound designer. 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). She was given a special miniature 1938 Academy Award for her significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.. No other details were given. (The film was produced by her second husband.). Was there a blow up and there could have been regarding the published affair with Cotton. The Deanna Durbin Society's newsletter announced her death, quoting her son Peter H. David, said the New York Times. He, too, was spoiled and an only child. I did read that local people made comments that David and Deanna argued quite frequently prior to their marriage. 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. [Cotten further explained that he got his revenge at a dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the US Vice President.] The character I was forced into had little or nothing in common with myself or with other youth of my generation, for that matter. October 5, 2013 @ I was sheltered, everyone thought for me, and at the age of 19 I stepped from that cloistered girlhood into a marriage that gave me the same sort of protection. 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." She did seem to know that Its only a film ", Three Smart Girls was nominated for the best picture Oscar in 1937. Below, Joseph Cotten. (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). Ive gained weight. I had no intention of leaving her or in any way of hurting her, but I became unfaithful. Third husband of singer and actress Deanna Durbin. I was initially surprised to read that about a year after their marriage 6 months or so after the birth of baby Jessica, Felix felt the marriage was over. 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. . She had a lovely voice and her parents, then living in Los Angeles, trained her with a vocal coach. 3:15 pm. The guard at the gate, in all honesty, cannot be faulted for being suspicious. 11:16 pm. Hedda Hopper couldnt openly discuss it so she did the next best thing, had a picture taken of herself sitting at ailing Jeanettes bedside, with the caption stating that Hedda heard that Jeanette was going to have a baby Jeanette just laughed and said she wished it was true but it wasnt. 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). Yes, I read about the incident with her and Joseph Cotton which Hedda Hopper published. So I really am grateful for your work in studying Deannas films and plan to re-watch her films with new interest. He let them go and they drove off. She was 91. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. 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. Cotton was the Southern smooth talking gentleman type, and as his book reveals, he knew how to maneuver around the women in his life. Additionally, she wasnt happy with the direction her career was taking. Pasternak, a Hungarian immigrant, produced 10 of them. ANDREW DALTON,Associated Press The marriage lasted two years. As soon as she could, she gave it up.. She brought them joy in their youth and now they could flow back a huge thank you. 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, 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 only warm thing in my igloo was my temper. 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.. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. her son Peter H. David said in a fan club newsletter published on Tuesday, April . There are dieticians who make a business of compiling menus.. 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.) I do my own shopping, bring up my two children and sing an hour every day.. She was 91. 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. 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. But the supporting cast was different; Boris Karloff was to play the Phantom and Allan Jones would have taken third billing in Nelsons role. Of course, who knows what I would do if I were in that situation. There could have been so many more years of her beautiful music for the the world to enjoy. Durbin's husband of over 48 years, Charles David, died in Paris on March 1, 1999. He indicated that she died "a few days ago," but provided no other details. 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. I spent an afternoon with Judy Lewis when we did a joint book signing in Beverly Hills. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 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. Much to my surprise she wrote back to me. He was also found guilty of fathering a child out of wedlock when blood tests proved he was not the father. 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.. December 26, 2013 @ But what brought me to tears while watching that broadcast was the audience response. It was very easy. I was a young, healthy, full-blooded American and had achieved a certain amount of fame, which of course made it easier. Though Cotten was angry at Hedda Hopper printing it, was she ultimately incorrect in her assumption? 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. 1946) and son Peter David (born on June 20, 1951). 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. 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. She was a huge international star and received a special juvenile Oscar in 1938. 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. Deanna Durbin, who attained worldwide popularity as a child star in the 1930s while starring in a series of musicals, has died. In essence, these two got married after Deanna learned she was pregnant and they separated six months after the child was born. Shirley Temple explains that naivete well, I think, in her autobiography. Jessica Jackson, and her son, Peter H. David. 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 announcement of her death was made by her son, Peter H. David, in her official fan newsletter. Los Angeles, June 25, 2023. I loved your article about Deanna Durbin. May 2, 2013 @ Deanna Durbin. 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. Like Greta Garbo, she wanted to be left alone. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. I next took a look at Joseph Cottens autobiography entitled Vanity Will Get You Somewhere. It would ruin the . Deannas story is an amazing one. Cotton describes the whole event in his book in such a contrived way that, I felt anyway, that something had indeed happened. Nevertheless, she seemed happy and carefree during the filming of Cant Help Singing. I dont remember any such thing ever happening, do you? I laughed. Musical Film. When my first marriage failed, everyone said that I could never divorce. 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. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" -- directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. 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. The Deanna Durbin Society, based in England, did not report a date or cause of death. 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. 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. A year later he obviously felt appeased when Judy Garland became a superstar with The Wizard of Oz (1939). Jeanette and Nelson also expressed some shell-shock and bitterness once their Hollywood careers turned on them. This made me immediately think that there definitely was something between them. Read Less, Capitalising on her fame, Universal cast Durbin in a series of musical movies i Read More, 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 may be the second to last day of Comic Con, but things are far from slowing down. She is Deanna Durbin - one of the best-loved of all stars. 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. But she never enjoyed that part of her life. Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-bornscreenstar of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. 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.". Sharon, I just really discovered Deanna Durbin in the last year. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. 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. In that 1937 musical comedy Durbin stars as Patricia Cardwell, whose father (Adolphe Menjou) is one of 100 musicians unable to find a job. Joanne Tew, maceddy 9:04 pm. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. 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. If she is overweight she should take off the extra poundage and with a calorie diet well balanced that wont injure her health. Music is universal, uplifting and transcends language and cultural barriers. 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.). Deanna Durbin, the movie singing-star, was born in 1921, and apparently still lives in a farmhouse outside Paris. According to Harper's research, Durbin primarily kept at home where she happily raised her children and lived a private life. 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. At 19 Durbin had married producer Vaughn Paul, but the union lasted less than two years. Brownie told me a still little-known fact in the 1970s, that Deanna had a handicap with her left arm, which permanently hung at a slight angle. By 1940 Deanna had successfully made the transition on film from cute kid to young adult. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. 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. Durbin was discovered at age 13 by MGM but moved to Universal the next . Celebrity Families. Fine. 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". Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. (Getty Images)
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 included Winston Churchill, has died. As an ardent Deanna Durbin fan I found your article informative and enjoyed it immensely. (Getty Images)
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. In the real world there would have been a lot of anger and rage over the circumstances. Frankly, I dont know how Loretta Young could live with herself lying to her daughter Judy all those years about being her birth mother and also about Clark Gable being the father. When my first marriage failed, everyone said that I could never divorce. 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. Soon after, she signed a contract with Universal, changed her name to Deanna, and was cast in a series of musical comedies, reports Variety. 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 Durbin was well-treated in her early years at Universal, according to Bernard Brown who was the sound director on her films there. Her passing affected me deeply, to my surprise. I, too, always wondered how Loretta could keep that secret. In fact that night when she was supposed to have the tryst with Cotton, she had earlier driven Vaughn to his ship. In fact, he told me that he built an entire new recording booth and setup for Nelsons first (and ultimately last) Universal movie. We will never know, however, with modern technology at least we can enjoy and appreciate her artistry. The photo below from 1941 shows Jeanette with (from left to right), Susanna Foster, Kathryn Grayson, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin. By the time she and David married, Durbin was completing a near total retreat from the public eye. Writing in the Biographical Dictionary of Film, David Thomson said Pasternak appears to have grasped that Durbin was a rarity: a true teenage star, pretty, cheerful, clean and tuneful. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820943.cms, 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". By Reuters May 1, 2013 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. 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. Thank you for this post. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. Then during His Butlers Sister, she seemed so happy and relaxed in her performance. It said simply Durbin died "a few days ago," quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for . (Getty Images) Read Less, Reclusive Hollywood actress Deanna Durbin dies at 91. No other details were given. The obituary was featured in Legacy on May 2, 2013. As far as I could see, or would let myself see, she was a completely happy wife and a very busy hostess. Felix Jackson produced 7 of Deanna's films from 1943 to 1947. The actress' son, Peter H. David, was quoted in a Deanna . Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT. She also was one of the highest paid stars of her time, making a reported $250,000 a year. 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.. Her pictures after the baby was born beginning with Something in the Wind revealed an unhappy Deanna who became more mechanical in her roles. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Edna Mae Durbin, she was first signed by MGM in 1935. Her first movie was Every Sunday, in which she appeared alongside Judy Garland. Durbin rarely gave interviews but did send reporters a letter in 1958, in which she said she was "never happy making pictures. Pat was my source for some information about Gene Raymond including his 1949 arrest. This article was written by fellow blogger and writer Ed Sum. 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. Shes wearing flowers at her midriff although its very early in her pregnancy. (Getty Images)
I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. Soassuming that the above claims might be true, did they date on and off from 1943-45? I appreciate your bluntness and think there must have been some real reasons for Deanna to not only give up her career but to leave the US and live the rest of her life in seclusion. On December 21, 1950, Durbin married French director-producer Charles Henri David, who had previously directed her in Lady on a Train. This movie is mostly famous as Deanna Durbin's final film before she retired from show business at the age of 26. Even Greta Garbo didnt go that far! 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. 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. No specific details were given. It wasnt Vaughns fault or my fault that we failed to make a go of our marriage. Unfortunately, Loretta didnt have the luxury of reading endless articles and hearing thousands of experts giving advice about raising children, the importance of knowing their birth parents, hearing what effect something like this could have on a child, probably never heard or saw examples that showed the results of secrets like this, etc. I have no idea of whether the paternity claim related to me by Pat Hudson is the truth. 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. No comments were ever recorded after that, but I presume they settled into a contented life together. Her much older sister, Edith, insisted that her little sisters operatic abilities be nurtured after hearing her sing Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes. From her earnings as a teacher, Edith paid for Edna Maes singing lessons. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. It was a shotgun wedding and appears, in retrospect, to be more about ensuring her child was born legitimate rather than for love. Catebar44 mentions Something in the Wind Durbin never strikes me as being unhappy at all, but seems to be enjoying herself, and is particularly good in the scene at the couturiers salon, especially when she essays You wanna keep your baby looking right much less stiff than she often was in a musical set-piece. Every girl should be allowed to think for herself. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Everyone in her life had betrayed her even her sisters husband who mismanaged her money. 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