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Happy birthday, Nelson Eddy!



Happy birthday, Nelson Eddy! Movie star, opera and concert star, WWII spy and off-screen lover of Jeanette MacDonald. “Our marriage, to me, is a thing of such dignity and beauty that its lovely nights of sweet passion are a glorious string of pearls sent by the angels to bless us and I shall love you through all eternity.” From his diary entry dated March 26, 1946. Excerpted from Chapter 23 of “Sweethearts,” free to download today with Kindle Unlimited at this link. (Note: for those of you living outside the U.S., go to your own Amazon website, search for “sweethearts sharon rich” and you will find your Kindle link.)

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Today in J/N History

1939 Nelson sings at Philadelphia Academy of Music. His longtime mentor, Gertrude Evans, refuses to attend due to her upset with Nelson's recent marriage. It is his first Philly performance she has missed in 15+ years.

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