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June 28, 2023

Los Angeles 2023 meeting highlights!

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Hollywood Blvd, June 2023. It was a joy to meet old and new friends in person for the first time since 2018. Post-Covid, it was time to catch up and see the changes in the Jeanette/Nelson local landmarks. Fans came from as far away as Australia; several had never been to Los Angeles before. Over a long weekend, some of the landmarks and homes were visited including the following:

Lake Tahoe, an advance trip by 3 ladies who trekked to the location where “Indian Love Call” was filmed in 1935 for “Rose Marie”. The famous split tree has been cut down…

… and they only found 2 totem pole pieces remaining in town.

“Mists”: The converted cowboy bunkhouse on the property set apart from the main property was remodeled by Nelson and used as a hideaway house for himself and Jeanette from the 1940s onward. It burned down in the 1961 Bel Air fire but the main house still remained until Paul Allen bought the property and demolished everything. In the years since we last visited, a new house was completed, the driveway redone and the old mailbox removed. The new look:

The old entrance, pre-Covid:

Twin Gables as it looks today; the empty pad is where the house once stood.

Below, Ann Franklin’s home at 718 N. Maple when she married Nelson. He technically moved in there until the house he had planned to build for Jeanette and himself on Halvern was completed. Back in the day, this house was shrouded from public view with all bushes as it still is today.

Meanwhile, since his mother and Ann did not get along, Nelson moved his mother into the former Lawrence Tibbett beach house on the same street as Thelma Todd’s nightclub. There was an upstairs studio apartment with a private entrance (on the right side of the photo below) and a 360 degree view and walkway around it. Nelson camped out there to get some space, peace, quiet and reflection on his new life. It looks the same today except the house, formerly a soft peachy pink, has been painted white.

Nelson’s last home with Ann, in which they had two separate wings plus Nelson had a detached artist’s studio, has continued to deteriorate. When we visited and spoke with the owner in 2018, he wasn’t certain whether to renovate, sell or raze the property, as it was worth more as a vacant lot than with Nelson’s home on it. As of 2023, it appears he reached his decision, per the notice on the front door.

The house itself, perhaps a last look:

This is just a sampling of the places visited, plus our luncheon at the Smoke House in Burbank proved to be an ideal new location for us, although we totally filled their largest meeting room!

We welcomed old friends like director Woody Van Dyke’s grandson and wife, and new guest speakers sharing insight into the lives of Jeanette and Nelson.

More on the events and guest speaker interviews in the next issue of the Mac/Eddy Today magazine.

Los Angeles Jeanette/Nelson 2023 birthday bash tickets available now!
June 18, 2023

Los Angeles Jeanette/Nelson 2023 birthday bash tickets available now!

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Join us to celebrate the June birthdays of Jeanette and Nelson! We have a private room at the Smoke House in Burbank, new guest speakers and some interesting memorabilia none of us have seen before; luncheon includes a choice of 4 entrees  and a special birthday cake!  The restaurant opened in 1946 and is famous for prime rib and amazing garlic bread! Jeanette and Nelson ate there, as did most of the Hollywood stars of the day. It’s across from Warner Bros. studios so remains popular with industry folks today. Price includes food, our private room and everything except alcoholic drinks which can be ordered from your server. Details:

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023
Location: The Smoke House restaurant, 4420 W Lakeside Dr, Burbank
Time: 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Admission: $90/person

Our entree choices include one of the following:

Prime Rib
Chicken Picatta
Stuffed Salmon
Pasta Primavera (vegetarian)

Click here to get your ticket(s)! There’s limited seating so please reserve now.

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ALSO: those interested can join us the day before, on Saturday morning, June 24, for an all-day driving tour of Jeanette and Nelson’s homes (including “Mists”). There’s no charge for this but if you’re interested, please note that when you make your reservation in the “order notes” section.

For anyone coming from out-of-town and needing an affordable hotel for the weekend: We have reserved a block of rooms at a discount rate. You MUST mention that you’re with the Mac/Eddy group to get the special rate (give them the code “SNR” or “maceddy”) and it’s recommended that you make your reservation quickly before the rooms are gone. The hotel price includes a full breakfast:

Holiday Inn Express
22617 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills
Phone: 818-222-2299
Group code: maceddy or SNR

June 18, 2023

Happy Birthday, Jeanette MacDonald!

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On June 18th, her 120th birthday… some interview quotes:

“I have worked terribly hard… maybe even much harder… than I should have. And you only find this out after you can look back at your experiences and see why you should have accepted things more instead of pushing, as I am sure I did. ”

“So much of my life zooms back at me as being a little ornery…. I guess there isn’t much I haven’t done. But … I think I missed having children. That’s the biggest order I never filled. It just wasn’t in the cards, I guess.”

“I never realized… how much … movie stars mean to people. Not what you do or what you say but just your presence, your being there. It makes you feel embarrassed and rather humble and happy all at once. To be able to bring that much pleasure to people makes me a very lucky woman. Very lucky.”

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