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November 2016: A dubious honor indeed; Jeanette and Nelson made it into the “rags” twice! And what’s even more surprising, the information about them is true!
The first magazine has a cover story about “What’s true & what’s false: Hollywood’s most scandalous rumors!” Among stories about Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Rudolph Valentino, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and others; lo and behold, they mention Jeanette and the fact that LB Mayer ordered her to have an abortion BUT that she miscarried Nelson’s baby…see below.
And then, in another tabloid there is a cover story about Shirley Temple, “What the World Never Knew.” The article opens with “a murder attempt” that we are very familiar with, her 1939 radio debut with Nelson…and the magazine has small photo of the two together on that broadcast!
Interesting….!
This has been a rough election week for many Americans, whether your candidate of choice won or not.
Both Nelson and Jeanette were registered Republicans. Nelson was less vocal about it than Jeanette and as you know, they were both favorites of FDR. Nelson sang at FDR’s 1941 Inaugural Ball and together they sang a radio tribute show after FDR died. Democrat Harry Truman took then over as President and again, was friends with both Nelson and Jeanette. First Daughter Margaret Truman was a huge Mac/Eddy fan.
This emotional week ends with Veteran’s Day in which those who served in all wars are honored. Nelson in his own way was an unacknowledged WWII Vet and each year the numbers of those who served in that war dwindle quickly. Let’s take a deep breath and try to move forward in this 21st century of ours to find understanding and what we can agree on moving forward. So…here’s two songs of cheer from our very patriotic Nelson and Jeanette…