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An informal socialist study of Deanna Durbin's twelve year motion picture career from a sophocratic or paternalist point of view, an enlightened point of view which combines, in equal proportion, cultural elitism and elitist socialism. Rejecting all that is populist, it is a study devoted to the Classical as expressed in the musical films of ...
Apr 20, 2013 · Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. In 1946, Durbin was ...
Apr 30, 2013 · Deanna Durbin, who attained worldwide popularity as a child star in the 1930s while starring in a series of musicals, has died.She was 91. The actress’ son, Peter H. David, was quoted in a ...
May 2, 2013 · Deanna Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin on Dec. 4, 1921 in Winnipeg, Canada. Because of illness, her father moved the family to Los Angeles where the young Edna was discovered by a talent scout ...
May 1, 2013 · Singer-actress Deanna Durbin, who was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but quit the biz the following year at the age of 26, has died, her fan club announced Tuesday. No date or ...
Actress Deanna Durbin would have been 100 Years Old Today. This Collection contains 5 of DEANNA'S MOVIES: "Mad About Music" "That Certain Age" "Three Smart Girls Grow Up" "Because Of Him" "For The Love Of Mary" The first Collection was called: "The Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack", which contains 6 of her films: "Three Smart Girls" "Something In ...
Deanna Durbin, whose wholesome sweetness and superb singing voice saved Universal Studios from bankruptcy, was one of the top box-office attractions of the late 1930s and the 1940s. Starring in 24 movies and making numerous recordings and radio appearances, she abruptly left Hollywood at age 27, saying that she hated all the trappings of stardom.