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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921* – April 17, 2013), [1] known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born American singer and actress, who moved to the U.S. with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s.
That Certain Age is a 1938 American musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Deanna Durbin and Melvyn Douglas. [3] Based on a story by Aleen Leslie (Wetstein) that was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert, the film is about a dashing reporter who returns from covering the Spanish Civil War and is invited to spend time at his publisher's home, where his adolescent daughter develops a crush on him.
He produced several Deanna Durbin films for Universal Pictures and they married in 1945. In November 1946 he asked for and received his release from Universal. [4] In January 1947 Durbin earned $310,728 for the previous year and Jackson earned $114,875. [5] In January 1948 their lawyer announced the couple had come to "a friendly parting of the ...
Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan ( Charles Laughton ) into signing a letter of introduction . Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor ( Franchot Tone ).
Three Smart Girls Grow Up is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster, written by Felix Jackson and Bruce Manning, and starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, and Helen Parrish. [3] [4] Durbin and Grey reprise their roles from Three Smart Girls, and Parrish replaces Barbara Read in the role of the middle sister. [4]
In her teens she made herself known as a kid sister. During this time she also starred opposite Deanna Durbin in several of her films, playing a jealous, spiteful rival. Their first film together, Mad About Music (1938), worked so well that they soon formed a sort of Shirley Temple/Jane Withers team in a couple of other movie confections for ...
A 16-year-old boy with six siblings had a negative reaction to his parents announcing they were expecting another baby: "Not again." In a post shared to Reddit, the anonymous teen says he and his ...
Allison Ann Giles, who performed as Allison Durbin [1] (born 24 May 1950), is a former New Zealand Australian singer, known for her success in the late 1960s and 1970s as a teen idol. She is a relative of Canadian-born actress and lyric soprano Deanna Durbin .