Oscar-winning child actor Claude Jarman, Jr. has died at age 90. He is best known for The Yearling (1946), in which his beautiful portrayal earned him a Juvenile Oscar. Three years later, he was Jeanette’s co-star (along with Lassie) in her last film, The Sun Comes Up. Read his obituary at this link.
From the wartime years, two wonderful treats : Nelson Eddy’s Christmas radio show for 1944! And Jeanette’s single radio performance of “Silent Night”!
Sound quality is not the greatest but we are lucky to have these… so enjoy! And Happy Holidays!
And here is Jeanette:
Special offer! Order today the new 2025 Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy calendar AND the book Jeanette MacDonald: A Pictorial Treasury – 50th Anniversary Special Edition and save $5 plus pay only one shipping charge!
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Offer and sale price good through September 15, 2024.
The latest Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy magazine, Issue #78, was officially released at our Los Angeles event!
Journal #78 features our Interview issue, with transcripts of the following:
1) an annotated, little-known 1959 interview with Jeanette, in which she speaks candidly on some different topics than other interviews, discussing friendships ranging from Jean Harlow to Woody Van Dyke. She also has stories to share about director Ernst Lubitsch (who once proposed marriage to her!), Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Louella Parsons, opera vs concerts, youth and maturity, and her Broadway career.
2) the only known excerpt from Nelson’s interview with Tony Thomas, in which he discusses the phases of his career.
3) the very important Blythe Kearney interview which includes a transcript of her edited video clip (on YouTube) but also additional content from the 3-hour full interview. Why is this interview so vital? Because Blythe is someone who personally knew Jeanette for years and had a frank conversation with her about her relationship with Nelson and how Gene Raymond dealt with it. Blythe’s grandmother, Mary Blythe (of the Barrymore family; John Barrymore was her cousin) was a lifelong friend and confidante with Jeanette from their high school years onward. Blythe spent time with Jeanette as a child, when Jeanette came to visit and stay with her grandmother. On some trips young Blythe, who often stayed with her grandparents, shared a bedroom with Jeanette. Over the years, Jeanette related to Blythe many anecdotes about her career and life. Also as a child, Blythe spent a day with both Jeanette and Nelson, when they showed up together on a very private vacation. They stayed at the Princess Martha Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. And took Blythe with them on an outing one day to nearby Sunken Gardens, where Blythe had the opportunity to observe them as a loving couple, when they weren’t hiding the intimacy of their relationship. Blythe’s commentary on why Jeanette remained married to Gene Raymond, and the difference between her “loving” someone vs “being in love” with Nelson, is quite insightful.
4) Terry Kilburn, the child star who played “Brother” in the movie Sweethearts.
This beautiful glossy magazine contains additional information, documentation and many photos.
You can order Issue #78 here.
There’s a complete list of all our magazines still available at this link.
