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Soassuming that the above claims might be true, did they date on and off from 1943-45? It was never easy for a woman in the limelight to balance the career and personal happiness. (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". Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David. Though Cotten was angry at Hedda Hopper printing it, was she ultimately incorrect in her assumption? David died in 1999. However, when at age 15 she auditioned to sing the part of Snow White in the Disney animated film, Walt Disney rejected her voice as "too mature. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter.She was 91. Her son, Peter H David, made the announcement in a newsletter to her fans, saying. It was a shotgun wedding and appears, in retrospect, to be more about ensuring her child was born legitimate rather than for love. 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. She was 91. I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. 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. Cotton was the Southern smooth talking gentleman type, and as his book reveals, he knew how to maneuver around the women in his life. And, if this Deanna Durbin Joseph Cotten affair didnt take off in 1943, what about later on? 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.. 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. I fervently hope that her marriage to Charles David was a happy one, did not know that they argued quite frequently prior to their marriage. In fact, I was so flabbergasted over the details of her first pregnancy that I neglected to observe as you did that her son was born 6 months after her marriage to Charles David. So his appearance at the Oscars was emotional on many levels both for the audience and for him. Deanna Durbin, who attained worldwide popularity as a child star in the 1930s while starring in a series of musicals, has died. 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. I was away from home a lot. Times staff writer Valerie J. Nelson contributed to this report. 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. 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. Or even true, for that matter. Her son Peter H. David . Managed by: Eva Diem: Last Updated: Joanne, that is awesome that you corresponded with her. To my surprise, there was much speculation to be found on whether Durbin and Cotten had had even a brief affair during the filming. Maybe even to abundantsurely attendees George W. Bush said after bin Laden's killing that he wanted to stay out of the public eye. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In fact, both movies and TV are in great supply the Saturday of the show. Learn more about merges. View their obituary at Legacy.com. I was saddened to read this news today. For reprint rights |, Bookmark or read stories offline - Download the TOI app. I have many CDs of her recordings, and also her movies on DVD and VHS. 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 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. I could see the wariness in Naughty Marietta and the closeness of Sweethearts and so forth. A roamer. Ms. Durbin had remained determinedly out of public view since 1949, when she retired to a village in France with her third husband. 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. Ms. Durbin, who was originally to have ninth billing in Three Smart Girls, became the movies star when studio executives saw the first rushes. 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.. Below, Deanna receiving her Oscar from Edgar Bergen. The child-star persona affected her personal life as well. I loved my wife. No comments were ever recorded after that, but I presume they settled into a contented life together. 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. He, too, was spoiled and an only child. But Deanna Durbin a world-famous young movie actress during the 1930s and 1940s managed to do it right. 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. Ive gained weight. May she rest in peace and sing with the angels. Mr. David once said that he and Ms. Durbin had made a deal that he would protect her from spiders, mosquitoes and reporters., Ms. Durbin, who gave almost no interviews after she left Hollywood, did send reporters a letter in 1958 that read in part: I was a typical 13-year-old American girl. I was almost afraid to mention what Deannas father had said about Joseph Cotten as I had no idea of whether this was common knowledge or even hinted at in earlier times. 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. 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). Take a look at that moment on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo. Although I think she would have liked us to be together, she thought separations were unharmful. 1930s child star Deanna Durbin has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 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. I hope that she had happiness with her husband and children. 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. In Deannas films, she was the main draw and the leading men were secondary. 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. Yes, you should treasure her letters. All those years of being important and making millions for your studioand then you are given the boot and your dressing room belongings are unceremoniously dumped at the studio gate. Old Hollywood Glamour. They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. I was an actor. They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. 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." Memorial ID. Durbin died on about April 20 Deanna Durbin, a singer-actress who, as a child star, became one of the biggest box-office attractions of the 1930s and 40s has died at the age of 91. Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. No other details were given. Her youth at retirement . Im sure it was more of a money issue than anything else. David died in 1999. Deanna Durbin has died, aged 91. It is to return that love that she has given her first interview in so many years. (Getty Images) See more of : Deanna Durbin 04 / 6 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. Below, Joseph Cotten. She was 91. To my further surprise, he addressed the rumors of their on-set affair in the book, claiming that it was all an innocent mix-up. Both stars returned to the studio that particular night, for different reasons. 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. Her fresh face and clear voice were known around the world. Durbin later wryly called her image that of Little Miss Fix-It Who Bursts Into Song. Often, they were in the light classical or classical vein, such as Alleluia (Mozart) or Brindisi (Verdi), both sung in 100 Men and a Girl, one of her most popular films. 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. 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. She could not have been allowed by Universal to have a child out of wedlock as the scandal would destroy her film career. Their divorce was final on October 27, 1949. But many adult movie stars who spend years in Hollywood floundered once they left it. The announcement of her death was made by her son, Peter H. David, in her official fan newsletter. Durbin's husband of almost 50 years, Charles David, died in Paris on March 1, 1999. Don't miss a beat. Ms. Durbin was an extremely talented singer. Her last three films were a return to the musical romances her public preferred but were weak efforts. He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. Third husband of singer and actress Deanna Durbin. (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. 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. Others had always attended to the grunge work of life. No date. The Kick was not a boot that would have carried a football over the crossbar, but neither was it a token tap. More information Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David More like this Vintage Hollywood Stars Hollywood Glam Golden Age Of Hollywood Classic Hollywood No other details were given. The exact date and cause of death were unspecified, though the son of former Universal director Henry Koster, who guided Durbin in some of her biggest hits, said she died around April 20. 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. She was considered a snob by some people, but I think she just chose her friends carefully.We lived our own lives and were together whenever possible. But Deanna Durbin -- a world-famous young movie actress during the 1930s and 1940s -- managed to do it right. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. Durbin and the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, who made their first Universal picture in 1940, saved the studio from going down the tubes, according to Rode, the film historian. Wondering why Deanna retired so young, I read about some problems she had in 1946 with her brother-in-law who had been her business manager. 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 is Deanna Durbin - one of the best-loved of all stars. It wasnt Vaughns fault or my fault that we failed to make a go of our marriage. She was 91. 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 film was produced by her second husband.). My wife retired from the film world when we married, David told The Times in 1982. Musical Film. It was announced today that Deanna Durbin passed away, apparently a few days ago at age 91. Sharon, I just really discovered Deanna Durbin in the last year. In 1943, Deanna was offered the ingenue role of Christine in the Technicolor remake of Phantom of the Opera. Cate, thank you for your comments here. The area of embarrassment was wide, but as the orbit grew smaller and more personal, emotions grew larger. 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. The man was Vaughn Paul, an assistant director, whom she had married at 19 in 1941. Deannas father outlived his wife by four years and died in 1976. 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. Of course, who knows what I would do if I were in that situation. But, like many young stars, Durbin struggled to make the transition from sprightly teen singer to more serious actress with a broader range. The camera captured a palpable chemistry between Deanna Durbin and leading man Joseph Cotten. He continues: Of all the Durbin films, this is the one where she registers the most chemistry with her leading man. She was a huge international star and received a special juvenile Oscar in 1938. (Getty Images), 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. It was fascinating because what I was learning about their lives did correspond with what you saw on the screen. No other details were given. 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. You just cant, even if you try.. 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. No other details were given. I hope you dont think I am being too blunt in my commentary, but I was so glad to read what you wrote about. When my first marriage failed, everyone said that I could never divorce. Deannas assessment of that marriage: I hibernated all my life, and when I married Vaughn Paul it wasnt any different. I had met her during the making of Lydia about two years earlier. Eventually I watched both their solo and team films all in order to see the ebb and flow of their energies and relationship. Invalid memorial. 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. (Nelson Eddy was one of the guests who sang at this event.). Her British-born parents moved to California while she was still young, and her singing voice soon had talent scouts knocking at her door. 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. I am also a devoted fan of Jeanette and Nelson. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Deanna Durbin was first signed by MGM and co-starred with Judy Garland in the short film Every Sunday (1936). 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. These days, being a child and teen star is packed with serious perils. I really venture to say that I believe one of the major reasons for Deanna to move to France was to protect her daughter and family from scandal. Throughout her career, she would perform everything from operatic arias to popular songs. She emphasized that she never identified herself with the public image that the media created around her. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. Family Members . You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Edna Mae Durbin, she was first signed by MGM in 1935. She replied that I was wrong, and went on with an earful of trite reasonsfree speech, duty to the reading public, etc. 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. Still, early that year snarky gossip columnist Louella Parsons wrote: Eighteen-year-old Deanna Durbin is putting on weight. 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. Unlike Greta Garbo, whose mystique remained basically intact following her Deanna Durbin dies at 91: One of the top stars of Hollywoods studio era (photo: Deanna Durbin in Ill Be Yours) According to Hollywood lore, teen star Deanna Durbin saved Universal Pictures from Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywoods Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. They were best buds and socialized together well. ", Three Smart Girls was nominated for the best picture Oscar in 1937. Babe. Or who exactly was he angry with and why? Universal finally turned on her, suing her for her prepaid wages. Several years ago I wrote to her in France. 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. 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. (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. 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. A year later he obviously felt appeased when Judy Garland became a superstar with The Wizard of Oz (1939). We know that from the Jeanette and Nelson story that wily Hopper knew much of the behind-the-scenes goings on and that included Jeanettes 1938 pregnancy and miscarriage. However, the public continued to love her light musical comedies. But she gave it all up in 1949, at age 27, saying she had never been happy as a movie star. But the supporting cast was different; Boris Karloff was to play the Phantom and Allan Jones would have taken third billing in Nelsons role. But what brought me to tears while watching that broadcast was the audience response. It was taken at the Federation of Music Clubs event held at the Hollywood Bowl where these gals won medals for their movie singing. A few years later she was also the favorite of aspiring writer Anne Frank, who pinned Deannas photo on her movie wall in her wartime secret annex. Cotton describes the whole event in his book in such a contrived way that, I felt anyway, that something had indeed happened. 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. ETimes is an Entertainment, TV & Lifestyle industry's promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising. By Stuart Mitchner. I agree that it is very sad that Deanna did not wish to continue her career after her early retirement. May 3, 2013 @ This movie was a major shift where she displayed some raw emotion. Daughter Jessica Louise was born on February 7, 1946, seven and a half months later. 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 her popularity had peaked. I think my response is partially due to the fact that except for the written correspondence she shared with fans like you, she did not have that open give-and-take that so many stars enjoy in their old age of being honored newly for their life achievements. Wed 1 May 2013 07.26 EDT. Unfortunately, Lorettas daughter, Judy, has passed away. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Durbin and David raised a son, Peter David (born in June 1951), as well as Durbin's daughter Jessica, on a farm outside of Paris. 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 MGM career ended suddenly, however, when Schumann-Heink, who was to play herself as an adult in the movie about her life, died at 75 and the studio did not pick up Ms. Durbins option. Old Movie Stars. Soon after, she signed a contract with Universal, changed her name to Deanna, and was cast in a series of musical comedies, reports Variety. (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. Some men like him are always conveniently married. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. It would ruin the . She, of course, works her magic and by the end of the 84-minute film, all happily join together to make music under the direction of legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, who plays himself. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820949.cms, The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. 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