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50 years ago today…

A lengthy article published last year detailed Jeanette MacDonald’s funeral, written after new newsreel footage was unearthed. It was titled Nelson Eddy: “The most miserable day of my life” (Jeanette MacDonald’s funeral).

Today marks the 50th anniversary of that day and it is appropriate to re-visit the event that marked the end of an era…and the beginning of a fast decline for Nelson Eddy, who followed Jeanette in death a scant two years later.

Today in J/N History

1939 Nelson announces this week that he is quitting "Chase & Sanborn" after 3 years. He earns $6,500 per show but is "too busy" to continue as a regular on the radio show.

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