Edna Mae Durbin
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dec 4, 1921 Winnipeg, Canada |
| Died | Apr 20, 2013 Neauphle-le-Château , France |
| Age | Died at 91 |
Deanna Durbin | |
| Job | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 1936-1948 |
| Top Roles | Louise Ginglebusher, Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin, Anne Terry, Gloria Harkinson, 'Penny' Craig |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Film Noir, Short Films |
| Top Topics | Christmas, Musicians, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Joe Pasternak (Producer), Henry Koster (Director), George Chandler, William A. Seiter (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Isabel Randolph, Vincent Ball, Horst Buchholz see more.. |
Deanna Durbin Overview:
Legendary actress, Deanna Durbin, was born Edna Mae Durbin on Dec 4, 1921 in Winnipeg, Canada. Durbin died at the age of 91 on Apr 20, 2013 in Neauphle-le-Ch?teau , France .
MINI BIO:
Auburn-haired, blue-eyed, oval-faced Canadian songstress with fresh, natural appeal who, almost single-handed, kept her studio (Universal) financially afloat with her appealing charms and lilting soprano until Abbott and Costello came along a few years later. Special Academy Award 1938. Married (third of three) French director Charles David in 1950 and retired to live in France. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Deanna Durbin's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #43 on Feb 7, 1938. Durbin was never nominated for an Academy Award. However she won one Honorary Award in 1938 (with Mickey Rooney) for their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement.
BlogHub Articles:
Sings Silent Night
By KC on Dec 24, 2020 From Classic MoviesI never miss watching this scene from Lady on a Train (1945) on Christmas Eve. 's version of Silent Night is so soothing and full of the wonder of the season. Whatever you believe. Wherever you are tonight. I wish you peace and joy.... Read full article
Christmas Holiday (1944): A and Gene Kelly Noir
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 25, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsChristmas Holiday begins as a movie we’ve probably seen before countless times. A returning G.I. (Dean Harens)?is getting ready for some Christmas leave except our star is as stiff as cardboard and that comes before he gets the sobering news. The girl he was intent on marrying has duped him to... Read full article
Sings Silent Night
By KC on Dec 24, 2018 From Classic MoviesI never miss watching this scene from Lady on a Train (1945) on Christmas Eve. 's version of Silent Night is so soothing and full of the wonder of the season. Whatever you believe. Wherever you are tonight. I wish you peace and joy.... Read full article
10 Things You May Not Know About
By Stephen Reginald on Apr 9, 2018 From Classic Movie Man10 Things You May Not Know About (1921 – 2013) was one of the biggest stars of the 1930s and 1940s. She had an international fan club that was the largest in the world. With her beautiful soprano voice and genuine charm on screen, Durbin endeared herself to a g... Read full article
Sings Silent Night
By KC on Dec 24, 2017 From Classic MoviesThe Christmas spirit always truly envelopes me when I hear sing Silent Night. I watch this scene from Lady on a Train (1945) every year, because it gives me a feeling of peace that I feel should be a part of the season, but because of the chaos of celebration and preparation often isn... Read full article
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Deanna Durbin Quotes:
Anne Terry: This must be a new five-dollar coin they're putting out... it looks like the same old dime to me.
Harry Loren: Dad was a lawyer. He always wanted to be a musician - you should have heard him play the cello! But his father made him be a lawyer. They were all lawyers, his father, his grandfather - his great-grandfather was a pirate too. They hanged him in Jamaica. I guess that's why Dad never liked to wear a necktie.
Penny Craig: We had a grandfather who was a horse thief.
Dorothy Craig: A great-great-grandfather, Penny. And he didn't really steal the horses.
Kay Craig: And they didn't hang him.
Penny Craig: 'Cause they couldn't catch him.
[last lines]
Gloria Harkinson: [singing] A song is there at the start / And the words that I sing come right from my heart. / No violins, no strumming guitars, / Just a serenade to, to the stars.
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