Jeanette Macdonald, Hollywood Movie Star
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Jeanette Macdonald, Hollywood Movie Star
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Promotional photo of MacDonald, 1930s. Jeanette Anna 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 (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) 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 opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. When America joined WWII in 1941, MacDonald was one of the founders of the Army Emergency Relief and raised funds on concert tours. She auctioned off encores for donations and raised over $100,000 for the troops. President Roosevelt, who considered MacDonald one of his favorite film stars, awarded her a medal. She also did command performances at the White House for both Presidents Truman and Eisenhower. During her 39 year career, she earned two stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for films and recordings) and planted her feet in the wet cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater. MacDonald suffered in her later years with heart trouble. She worsened in 1963 and underwent an arterial transplant. After the operation, she developed pleurisy. She died in 1965, at the age of 61, with her husband at her bedside. According to press reports, her last words to Raymond while he massaged her feet were "I love you". He replied "I love you, too"; she smiled and succumbed. No photographer credited, circa 1930s.
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