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On this Day in Movie History, June 18, 1903: Jeanette (Anna) MacDonald Born

On this day, June 18, 1903, Jeanette (Anna) MacDonald was born.
An American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime) Jeanette Anna MacDonald was born on this day.

During the 1930s and 1940s McDonald starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television.

MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

Birthdays
1904 – Keye Luke (actor: Alice, Kung Fu; Charlie Chan’s #1 son; died Jan 12, 1991)

1917 – Richard (Allen) Boone (actor: Have Gun Will Travel, Winter Kills, The Robe, Rio Conchos, Ten Wanted Men, The War Lord, Big Jake; died Jan 10, 1981)

1920 – Ian Carmichael (actor: Dark Obsession, Heavens Above; died Feb 5, 2010)

1925 – Robert Arthur (Arthaud) (actor: Naked Youth, Hellcats of the Navy, The Ring, September Affair; died Oct 1, 2008)

1928 – Maggie McNamara (actress: The Cardinal, Three Coins in the Fountain, The Moon is Blue; died Feb 18, 1978)

1952 – Isabella Rossellini (Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini) (model: over 500 covers; actress: Twin Peaks, Fearless, Blue Velvet, Crime of the Century, The Impostors)

1960 – Barbara Broccoli (film producer: GoldenEye, Crime of the Century, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough; daughter of James Bond film creator Albert R. Broccoli)

1973 – Eddie Cibrian (actor: Sunset Beach, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Beverly Hills: 90210, Saved By the Bell: the College Years, Third Watch)




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