This was a great read! The Universal producer Joe Pasternak constantly tried to change her mind, but Durbin told him: "I can't run around being a Little Miss Fix-It who bursts into song the highest-paid star with the poorest material. Hard to imagine being put in a jail for your safetyone more reason why I'm glad I'm not famous! ", "David, thanks for reprinting this fascinating interview. The problem of keeping normal in Hollywood doesn't seem so uncomplicated to Deanna Durbin, 16-year-old star of Universal Pictures. That same year, Durbin was given a special miniature Academy Award for her significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth., She had a special kind of youthfulness paired with an incredible voice, Harper said regarding Durbins talent. Durbin and David raised a son, Peter David (born in June 1951), as well as Durbin's daughter Jessica, on a farm outside of Paris. An engineering firm named its so-called dream home in her honor. But at this point, she just had enough. [26] In private life, Durbin had continued to use her given name, Edna; salary figures printed annually by the Hollywood trade publications listed the actress as "Edna Mae Durbin, player". TYRONE POWERS DAUGHTER SAYS 30S HOLLYWOOD IDOL WAS A DEVOTED FATHER BEFORE HIS TRAGIC DEATH: I FELT SAFE, Canadian actress and singer Deanna Durbin (1921-2013) wearing a black sleeveless dress in a publicity shot once used for the cover of the magazine Yank, The Army Weekly, 1944, United States. [4], In early 1935, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was planning a biographical film on the life of opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink and was having difficulty finding an actress to play the young opera singer. [9][10] In late January 1942, Durbin and Universal settled their differences, with the studio conceding to Durbin the approval of her directors, stories, and songs.[11]. Gall tells a fascinating and colorful story. Charles David died in 1999. What makes Deanna Durbin's story different is that she was never comfortable with adulation. Deanna Durbin : biography December 4, 1921 - April, 2013 Personal life Durbin married an assistant director, Vaughn Paul, in 1941; the couple divorced in 1943. She flat out refused. Hopper, Hedda. I liked the people with whom I worked and after the nervousness of the first day, I felt completely at ease in front of the camera. The film, combined with her appearance on Eddie Cantor's radio show in 1936, announced her as a new star. Deanna is a favourite on my local nostalgia radio. More than Six Decades in Retirement. [8], The success of Durbin's films was reported to have saved Universal from bankruptcy. DEANNA DURBIN INTERVIEW Visiting a Deanna Durbin fan site , ( Deannadurbindevotees.com), I was fascinated to read an interview author David Shipman did with Deanna in 1983 at her home in France. The following is a 1983 interview with classic movie star Deanna Durbin, conducted by David Shipman. Hard to imagine being put in a jail for your safetyone more reason why I'm glad I'm not famous! Market data provided by Factset. An interesting interview for sure and a shame it is so short. Great post, very interesting too! This is not me, this is Google translator.Music:First Love Wayne JonesGaiety in the Golden Age Aaron KennyNostalgic Pull Asher FuleroWander Into ann annie Nobody knows very much about her. [2] In 1938, she received an Academy Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney. Do you remember Deanna Durbin? Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They all somehow had a happy ending. Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. I have never been so frightened. Her voice was often described as "natural and beautiful" and her version of "One Fine Day" from Madame Butterfly, became a classic. There were Deanna Durbin dolls and dresses. 30S STAR THELMA TODD WAS BECOMING' TIRED 'OF HOLLYWOOD' BEFORE HER MYSTERIOUS DEATH, BOOK CLAIMS, Judy Garland (left) with Deanna Durbin, circa 1936. Why did she build such a successful career in a short time and then give it all up? Her first feature-length film, Three Smart Girls (1936), was a success and established Durbin as a young star. It was still in an embryonic state just a few songs completed when Alan Jay Lerner came to my home to play them for me. That role, of course, would have made her famous all over again, an international superstar, a brilliant comet racing across the show business sky. So, what happened? Simple theme. I also enjoyed the company of my fellow actors, the leading men who were so much older, like Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas, Franchot Tone, Walter Pidgeon, Joseph Cotten, Vincent Price and Robert Cummings. The girl who one day would be known as "Winnipeg's Sweetheart" was born at Grace Hospital on December 4, 1921, as Edna Mae Durbin. ALL MATERIALS, CONTENTS, AND ARTICLES ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF DAVID LOBOSCO (unless otherwise stated). A year later, she married once more. I do hope so. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Her last acting credit was in For The Love of Mary in 1948. She seemed totally content with raising her two children on a little farm outside of Paris., 50S SEX SYMBOL MAMIE VAN DOREN ON LEAVING HOLLYWOOD AFTER MARILYN MONROE'S DEATH: 'THERE WERE A LOT OF DRUGS', Deanna Durbin (1921-2013) with the wind in the hair and leaning on a tree's branch in a publicity shot from 1941, United States. Durbin was also able to retool her second sequel to Three Smart Girls from Three Smart Girls Join Up to Hers to Hold (1943), revolving solely around her character. As she matured, Durbin grew dissatisfied with the girl-next-door roles assigned to her and attempted to move into sophisticated non-musical roles with film noir Christmas Holiday (1944) and the whodunit Lady on a Train (1945). William Harper recently wrote a biography on Deanna called Deanna Durbin A Hollywood Fairy Tale The Legend of Edna Mae and answers some of our questions. (from, "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" (from, "Sari Waltz (Love's Own Sweet Song)" (from, "Say a Pray'r for the Boys Over There" (from, "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (from, "You Wanna Keep Your Baby Looking Nice, Don't You" (from, This page was last edited on 23 November 2022, at 07:43. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. After being launched to fame overnight with her first full-length film, Three Smart Girls, Deanna starred in over twenty-one movies before moving to France at the age of 28. Ive gained weight. Two careers, two lives and two distinctly different stories. I have come across tons of Actresses who left Acting when they were young. [6] According to the Social Security Death Index (under the name Edna M. David), she died on April 17, 2013[1][28] in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.[29]. She granted only one interview since 1949 to film historian David Shipman in 1983. Durbin was well known in Winnipeg, Manitoba (her place of birth), as "Winnipeg's Golden Girl" (a reference to one of the city's most famous landmarks, the statue Golden Boy atop the Manitoba Legislative Building). These films, produced by frequent collaborator and second husband Felix Jackson, were not as successful; she continued in musical roles until her retirement. They put me in the town jail for safety and to avoid the mob still waiting at the station, they flagged the train down in the middle of nowhere, where I got on safely., Just once was I seriously tempted (to return to performing), by the prospect of My Fair Lady on Broadway. Durbin turned down several offers for a comeback, including a Broadway role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady; she later said, "I had my ticket for Paris in my pocket. She simply wanted to create quality work and grow within her job. I did not succeed. However, film historians seem to agree that in that era Durbin was one of the most beloved actresses in the world. She stated that the studio pushed a "childlike image" on her, but I'm not so sure about that. Durbin figures prominently in the 1963 Ray Bradbury short story "The Anthem Sprinters" (collected in The Machineries of Joy). Actress/singer Melanie Gall has merged the two stories into one, Ingenue: Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland, and the Golden Age of Hollywood. She sang the number again for Louis B. Mayer, who signed her to a six-month contract. Deanna Durbin was a child star in the 30s. Unlike Judy Garland, she seemed to be very mature in the films that she made, even as a young teenager. Durbin was a child actress who made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and subsequently signed a contract with Universal Studios. She wanted to take on different materials and pick her own directors. PRODUCTION: The play, originally staged in the Fringe Festival is produced by the Soho Playhouse. In the late 1930s and through much of the 40s, Durbin was a top box-office attraction. [13] The film featured some of the last melodies written by Jerome Kern. Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. You can't hide that kind of light under a bushel. At 13, Durbin was signed by the studio. Durbin's son, Peter H. David, was quoted in the "Deanna Durbin Society" newsletter saying his mother had passed away several days ago, but he did not provide any other details about her death. No exclamation point. DEANNA DURBIN BY DAVID SHIPMAN PARIS. Item Information. By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year. Breakdown Silences KFI Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. She certainly was a mysterious woman. Deanna was not only a superb actress, but as a singer had the voice of an angel. And so did film and music executives. Singer Deanna Durbin Files Divorce Action: Film Actress Asks Daughter's Custody; Charges Mental Cruelty and Desertion They also wanted her to be a good girl in real life, which just wasnt completely realistic. Lady on a Train (1945), another film noir, also dealt with murder, but Universal did not think that changing Durbin's personality represented good business. She didnt really care to do interviews that all the promotional things that came with doing films. He kept the promise.Deanna died quite recently, in 2013, having outlived her husband by 14 years.She was not forgotten, and hardly ever will be forgotten. But at this point, she just had enough. Judy caught fire withThe Wizard of Ozand became immortal. Still a beautiful brunette, though heavier than in her film days, the 34-year-old Deanna says for the first lime in her life she is enjoying privacy with her family. It was there, in that Q and A session, that she dropped her bombshell. "[14] Although the film received mixed reviews, Durbin later called it her "only really good film". Harper hopes his book will celebrate Durbins films in Hollywood, as well as introduce her to movie buffs discovering her work for the first time. (Photo by Universal Pictures/De Carvalho Collection/Getty Images), MARILYN MONROE WAS DARING TO GO NUDE IN LAST FILM 'SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE' FOR THIS REASON, PHOTOGRAPHER SAYS. Between December 15, 1936, and July 22, 1947, Deanna Durbin recorded 50 tunes for Decca Records. She was due to play the diva as a child, but the film was never made. Her films were tailored to fit both her personality, which made the word "vivacious" seem like an understatement, and her singing voice, which was feminine, sweet, mature beyond her years and extraordinarily powerful. (The other two were Ginger Rogers and Billy Wilder.). She didnt really care to do interviews that all the promotional things that came with doing films. Family? 01:04. In 1936, she auditioned to provide the vocals for Snow White in Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but was rejected by Walt Disney, who said the 15-year-old Durbin's voice was "too old" for the part. From the age of eight she started taking voice lessons and when she was 14 she was recommended to the MGM studio boss Louis B Mayer, who planned to cast her in a biopic of the opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Life and career. ARGOSY PLANNING 2 'FUGITIVE' FILMS New York Times 9 Nov 1946: 24. I've also realized with giving her movies a chance that she was a very good singer.Thanks again for sharing this with us.See ya soon!Page. On 30 April, via the Deanna Durbin Society, Peter announced that she had died "several days ago". It turns out she simply enjoyed her private life. Thank you for reprinting this article on such a lovely actress and singer. Its a shame, too, that she wouldnt allow herself to be profiled on Websites. Are you sure you want to report this post for ? He said, She was very young when she left Hollywood. Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. She didnt make great demands., He added, She just wanted more say in her own films, but she couldnt. "[32] Indian-Bengali film director Satyajit Ray, in his acceptance speech for an Oscar (Honorary Lifetime Achievement) in 1992, mentioned Deanna Durbin as the only one of the three cinema personalities he recalled writing to when young who had acknowledged his fan letter with a reply. If she did have any regrets we will probably never know because very little is written about her life, once she retired. If I went to New York, I had to stay in my hotel room or go everywhere under guard, whisked away in a big black limousine, terrified that the fans running alongside would get hurt in the traffic. The one woman play just opened at the Soho Playhouse, on Van Dam Street, in New York. In Philippe Mora's film The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Christopher Lee sings a song called "Name Your Poison", written by Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley, which has the line, "Think of young Deanna Durbin / And how she sang on rum and bourbon. Would someone elaborate about where in Texas was Deanna and her mother mobbed. And her movies were feel-good, hopeful films during a dark time in our country. I was living in Texas when Deanna Durban passed away. Ive seen a couple of unflattering photos of her, dressed in a shapeless coat with an unattractive scarf on her head. She simply wanted to create quality work and grow within her job. [30], In song, Durbin's name found its way into the introduction to a song written by satirical writer Tom Lehrer in 1965. ", In 1950, she married the producer and director Charles David, with whom she had a son, Peter. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. It would be much better as a two-character play and it should be a bit longer (its just a little over an hour). An engineering firm named its so-called dream home in her honor. 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In 1946, Durbin was the second-highest-paid woman in the United States, just behind Bette Davis,;[6] her fan club ranked as the world's largest during her active years. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Gall carries the play well, but you really need a richer story and more nuance about Judys life. Market data provided by Factset. The Shipman interview does suggest that the serene self-confidence of Durbin's characters was consistent with her personality off-screen. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The film was intended as a demonstration of their talent as performers as studio executives had questioned the wisdom of casting two female singers together. I was happy on the set. Her last actingcredit was inFor The Love of Maryin 1948. We, HER FANS, can only hope. 16 Old Hollywood Bombshells: See Photos Then And Now, she also wanted to get out of the good girl image, Kate Hudson Has This Old School Rule For Her Kids At Dinner Time, Elvis Presley Gave This Important Advice To Elvira And Changed Her Career. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images), 40S STAR ROSALIND RUSSELL REFUSED TO PLAY SECOND FIDDLE TO CARY GRANT IN HIS GIRL FRIDAY, BOOK SAYS, She just became displeased with Hollywood, said Harper. Additionally, she was no fan of interviews and other promotional elements the job called for. By 1938, Hollywood launched a nationwide search to find the right young man who would give Durbin her first screen kiss in the movie First Love, the New York Times reported. It is an eye opener of a tale and an absolute treasure chest of show business history. Durbin, who has died aged 91, was the antithesis of the Hollywood glamour girl which made her the kind of star that teachers liked to offer as an example to their students. DIVORCE GRANTED TO DEANNA DURBIN: Singing Actress Says Director Husband, Felix Jackson, Left Her and Hollywood Because she left show business in 1950, and lived until 2013, Deanna Durbin spent most of her life out of the limelight. When she was at the top of her career as Hollywood's leading actress and singer, she turned her back on that world for a life of seclusion. I'd love to have more insight into this enigmatic lody. No other details were given. David, thanks for reprinting this fascinating interview. It seems that back in the early 1950s, when Durbin had been retired for a few years, that the writers of the still untested MyFair Ladywent to see her to convince her to play Eliza Doolittle. The light comedy For the Love of Mary (1948) was her swansong. [27], Durbin's husband of almost 50 years, Charles David, died in Paris on March 1, 1999. She left her hand and footprints in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on February 7, 1938. Interestingly, the lyrics pair her name with her first co-star Judy Garland: "Even a voice that's so disturbin' / Like Judy Garland or Miss Durbin / Can't compare to my pin-up queen". And Durbins popularity wasnt just on the silver screen. The life and career of the seemingly forgotten movie star are explored in a recently published biography titled Deanna Durbin A Hollywood Fairy Tale - The Legend of Edna Mae by William Harper. Margaret O'Brien was born Maxine O'Brien. The play had a three week run and will be staged again at some U.S. theater. Durbin acknowledged her dislike of the Hollywood studio system, emphasizing that she never identified herself with the public image that the media created around her. The French born Davidmarried Deanna in 1950 and Deanna chose to leave America and settle in France. versttning med sammanhang av "" i ukrainska-engelska frn Reverso Context: , QuadrigaCX 2016 . Deanna Durbin, the former child actress who was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada on December 4, 1921, has passed away at age 91, according to her son, Peter H. David, who said she died "a few days ago." . Universal announced Durbin was to star in They Lived Alone, scheduled to be directed by Koster. Deanna Durbin was a child starin the '30s. I was the highest paid star with the poorest material-today I consider my salary as damages for having to cope with such complete lack of quality., I did not hate show business. They were married from 1945 to 1949. Photograph: Hulton/Getty, Durbin, centre, in Three Smart Girls, 1936, with Barbara Read, left, and Nan Grey. When Pasternak learned that Durbin was no longer with MGM, he instead cast her in the film. Unlike Judy Garland, she seemed to be very mature in the films that she made, even as a young teenager. Louis B. Mayer decided to sign both, but by then, Durbin's contract option had lapsed. Jackson left Universal in November 1946;[17] he also left Durbin in January 1947, although their separation was not announced until the following year. The conflict led to an unhappiness which was compounded by Durbin's divorce, in 1943, after two years of marriage to the film executive Vaughn Paul. You get a wonderful education in how the old movie studio system worked, how child actors were educated at special studio schools how stars had homes built for them right on the film sets. (LogOut/ And there was no denying her films improved the financial difficulties her studio faced at the time, he added. I've had Paris. ", Anne Frank was a fan of Durbin, and pasted two photos of her on the wall in the family's hideout; the photos are still on the wall today. She achieved success as the ideal teenaged daughter in films such as Three Smart Girls (1936), One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937), and It Started with Eve (1941). Lets hope we get a well researched biography. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Whenever I complained or asked for story or director approval, the studio refused. The Metropolitan Opera was even after her to join its company. In 1936, her singing landed her a spot in Eddie Cantors weekly radio program. She was prolific, too: her second film, One Hundred Men and a Girl (with an orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski), was followed by Mad About Music (1938), in which she played a girl with a rich imagination; That Certain Age (1938), co-written by Billy Wilder; and Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939), a sequel to her debut feature, with the sisters this time caught up in a romantic conflict. [citation needed] When she was an infant, her family moved from Winnipeg to Southern California, and the family became United States citizens in 1923. Most of these films had been produced by Felix Jackson, whom she married in August 1945; they welcomed their daughter, Jessica Louise, in February 1946. For one thing, just take a look at my last four films and youll appreciate that the stories I had to defend were mediocre, near impossible. Her new husband. Charles David directed only two films in Hollywood, both in 1945 Lady On A Train and Fairy Tale Murder (with Gloria Jean). She spoke of the Deanna "persona" in the third person, and considered the film character "Deanna Durbin" to be a byproduct of her youth and not her true identity. Universal was going broke and the idea of a new star who had two very obvious advantages she had great talent and came very cheap was extremely tempting. But she will never go back to that life." Then suddenly, she disappeared. She had one older sister, Edith (later Mrs. Heckman, born in England, died in California). Post-retirement, no writer ever got close enough to her to find out. Dann Cahn on actress Deanna Durbin "saving" Universal Studios in the 1930s, Editorial Calendar and Production Schedule, Television Academy Throwback: Peter Potter, The Power of TV: Reshaping Breast Cancer Narratives, The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, Foundation to Present "The Power of TV: Reshaping Breast Cancer Narratives", Television Academy Taps Toni Magon as Senior Director, Talent and Industry Relations, Emerging Media Programming Peer Group Governors Elected. Im referring mostly to what happened in her life after she moved to France. Mr. Chadwick can be reached atbchadwick@njcu.edu. The legend was that the two, who starred in a movie together in 1936, were lifelong bitter rivals, but really, they were not. Piano and musical arrangements: Bennett Paster, Graphic Design: Christache Ross. Upon her retirement and divorce from Jackson in 1949, Durbin married producer-director Charles Henri David and moved to a farmhouse near Paris. However, fans and critics didnt like it. According to Harpers research, Durbin primarily kept at home where she happily raised her children and lived a private life. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! (Getty Images), 30S STAR GRACIE FIELDS ENDURED PRESSURE TO LOOK GLAMOROUS, 'HAD ALL HER TEETH PULLED OUT,' BOOK CLAIMS, She was very young when she left Hollywood, Harper explained regarding why Durbins name isnt as prominent as some of her peers today. And. [19][20], On December 21, 1950, Durbin married French director-producer Charles Henri David, who had previously directed her in Lady on a Train. If they were allowed to be managed and controlled, for example, by Reputable Fan Clubs, that would have been Great News for Her Fans. The strength of the play is its show biz history. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. DEANNA DURBIN GETS SUSPENSION AT STUDIO: Penalized by Universal After It Refuses Concessions to Her Deanna fled the bright lights and cameras at age 29, stunning the world, moved to a farm house in France, became a recluse and never appeared in another film. 28, Iss. And then she vanished from the public eye. France Wt Remember Deanna Durbin' Well, she is now a happy French housewife who says nothing could lure her back to Hollywood. Mayer did not think he needed two child stars, so he fired Durbin (the play suggests that might have been accidental and he may have wanted to boot Garland), Durbin, at her new studio, Universal, became famous right away and her first few pictures were so successful that they saved the studio (Deanna starred in21 movies in her storied career). He also teaches writing at New Jersey City University. Her . And thanks for the javabeanrush link. By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year. What I did find difficult was that this acquired maturity had to be hidden under the childlike personality my films and publicity projected on me., I hated being in a goldfish bowl. Her voice, movements, facial expressions fully correspond to this subtle and unsteady mood. She granted only one interview since 1949 to film historian David Shipman in 1983. According to the New York Times, Durbin did shed some insight on her departure from Hollywood in a 1958 letter. The return to way musical melodramas also did not bring success.Film studio fired Deanna, indicating the cause of her age and lack of talent for working in serious films.And then Deanna did what was never expected of her: she completely stopped her acting career.It was the 1950s, Deanna was only 29 years old. I did find it in its entirety (with that same picture from the 1980s) at Java Journey in a 2010 article on this page: http://javabeanrush.blogspot.com/2010/11/DeannaDurbinInterview.html. I don't think Deanna Durbin will ever lose her fan base, every year more people "discover" her and her delightful personality. Staying with him can only wreck your nervous system. Then suddenly, she disappeared. According to the New York Times, Durbin did shed some insight on her departure from Hollywood in a 1958 letter. T-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more, designed and sold by independent artists around the world. [citation needed] By the time she was 10, her parents recognized that she had definite talent and enrolled her in voice lessons at the Ralph Thomas Academy. What makes Deanna Durbin's story different is that she was never comfortable with adulation. My mother and I were once mobbed in Texas: the police lost control of the crowd and my mother suffered two broken ribs from people trying to reach me. LORETTA YOUNGS SON SAYS 40S STAR REMAINED DEVOTED TO HER FAITH DURING FINAL YEARS: SHE HAD A MORAL COMPASS, Actress Deanna Durbin her husband Charles David at Mocambo's in Los Angeles, California, circa the 1950s. Her seclusion is incomplete. Durbin gained popularity during the Depression and was . ( in the 1981 photo above, is Deanna holding a copy of the BBC s Radio Times? 1941 DEANNA DURBIN MOVIE NICE GIRL Love at Last/ PERHAPS Decca 3654 A-209 78. Gall is quite good playing Durbin and she is a superb singer. Los Angeles Times 27 Sep 1949: A1. Producer Joe Pasternak said:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. She was given the professional name Deanna at the beginning of her association with Universal Studios in 1936, when she was still 14 years old. The couple welcomed a daughter before the couple called it quits in 1949. The images she created on the screen were in many ways similar. 3, (Summer 1959): 180. MGM casting director Rufus LeMaire heard about a talented young soloist performing with the Ralph Thomas Academy and called her in for an audition. But the public did not accept her new image. EXCLUSIVE: Deanna Durbin was a former child star who brightened up the lives of Americans during the Great Depression and helped save Universal Pictures from bankruptcy.

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