Jeanette MacDonald

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.

Acted Movies

The Merry Widow (1934)

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Writers: Samson Raphaelson,

Cast: Donald Meek, Edward Everett Horton, George Barbier, Herman Bing, Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, Minna Gombell, Ruth Channing, Sterling Holloway, Una Merkel,

Love Me Tonight (1932)

Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Writers: Waldemar Young,

Cast: Blanche Friderici, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Butterworth, Charles Ruggles, Elizabeth Patterson, Ethel Griffies, Jeanette MacDonald, Joseph Cawthorn, Maurice Chevalier, Myrna Loy,

One Hour with You (1932)

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Writers: Samson Raphaelson,

Cast: Barbara Leonard, Charles Ruggles, Genevieve Tobin, George Barbier, Jeanette MacDonald, Josephine Dunn, Lita Chevret, Maurice Chevalier, Richard Carle, Roland Young,