Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy

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Eddy and MacDonald from the trailer for Sweethearts (1938)

Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965) and Nelson Eddy (1901–1967) were a popular screen couple in the 1930s and '40s, specializing in musicals.[1] They starred in eight films together, all for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eddy was an opera singer before he became a film star, while MacDonald turned to opera later in her career. Their best-known onscreen duet is "Indian Love Call", from Rose Marie.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Films starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Year Title Roles Notes Ref
MacDonald Eddy
1935 Naughty Marietta Princess Marie de Namours de Bonfain Capt. Richard Warrington [2]
1936 Rose Marie Marie de Flor (Rose Marie) Sgt. Bruce [3]
1937 Maytime Marcia Morney / Miss Morison Paul Allison Released with tinted sequences [4]
1938 The Girl of the Golden West Mary Robbins Ramerez / Lt. Dick Johnson Released in sepiatone [5]
1938 Sweethearts Gwen Marlowe Ernest Lane Filmed in Technicolor [6]
1940 New Moon Marianne de Beaumanoir Charles Mission, Duc de Vidiers [7]
1940 Bitter Sweet Sarah Mallick / "Sari" Carl Linden Filmed in Technicolor [8]
1942 I Married an Angel Anna Zador / Brigitta, an angel Count Willi Palaffi [9]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lloyd Schwartz (August 5, 2011). "'Sweethearts' On-Screen, But What Happens Off?". NPR.
  2. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 174
  3. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 206
  4. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 248
  5. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 300
  6. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 315
  7. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 380
  8. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 398
  9. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 435

Bibliography[edit]

Dugan, Eleanor Knowles (2011). The Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. San Francisco, California, US: Grand Cypress Press. ISBN 978-0-9790994-5-8.