Jeanette MacDonald
Date of birth: 1903-06-18
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jeannette Anna McDonald, Jeanette Anna MacDonald, Jeanette Mac Donald
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.
Movie Credits
Love Me Tonight
1932-08-18
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess livi
Follow the Boys
1944-05-05
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star
One Hour with You
1932-03-23
Andre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her flirtatiou
Cairo
1942-08-17
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Alli
New Moon
1940-06-28
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
Sweethearts
1938-12-30
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning
The Girl of the Golden West
1938-03-18
A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.
Maytime
1937-03-26
An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teache
The Firefly
1937-11-05
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her
The Merry Widow
1934-11-02
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Rose Marie
1936-01-31
An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive bro
San Francisco
1936-06-26
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days befo
Naughty Marietta
1935-03-29
In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escape
The Love Parade
1930-01-18
The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934-02-16
A romance between a struggling composer and an American singer.
Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle
Monte Carlo
1930-08-27
A countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.
Three Daring Daughters
1948-02-12
Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.
The Sun Comes Up
1949-05-12
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness
Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audi
Smilin' Through
1941-10-01
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moon
Let's Go Native
1930-08-15
The company of a musical comedy gets shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by a "king" from Bro
The Lottery Bride
1930-09-29
Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.
The Vagabond King
1930-02-17
The story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Loui
Don't Bet on Women
1931-02-15
At a big party, Roger Fallon, now a woman-hater, right to the core - this all due to a failed marria
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932-12-16
Stars Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier and Ken Maynard.
Annabelle's Affairs
1931-06-14
After only 11 hours of marriage, Annabelle and her husband separate-not knowing what each other trul
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi
I Married an Angel
1942-07-09
A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven sh
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Romance of Celluloid
1937-08-27
Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the m
Oh, for a Man!
1930-11-28
Disenchanted opera star Carlotta Manson falls for ruffian cat burglar Barney McGann and gives up her
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940-10-24
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind th
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986-03-09
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scen
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990-06-04
This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a ha
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film c
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992-01-01
A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team.
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009-01-01
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.
Prima Donna
1956-02-01
A famous singer discovers a newsboy with vocal talent, but he would rather play baseball than develo
Where's Charley?
1957-03-28
Lord Fancourt Babberley is forced to disguise himself as a woman - his aunt from Brazil, "where the
The Love Goddesses
1965-03-03
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the sil