1901-06-29 Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Eddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive) | 2009-01-01 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts | Self (archive footage) | 1992-01-01 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Desert Song | Pierre / The Red Shadow | 1955-05-07 |
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Northwest Outpost | Captain Jim Laurence | 1947-06-25 |
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Make Mine Music | Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice) | 1946-06-30 |
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Willie the Operatic Whale | Narrator | 1946-08-15 |
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Knickerbocker Holiday | Brom Broeck | 1944-03-17 |
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Phantom of the Opera | Anatole Garron | 1943-08-12 |
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I Married an Angel | Count Palaffi | 1942-07-09 |
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The Chocolate Soldier | Karl Lang | 1941-11-01 |
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New Moon | Charles | 1940-06-28 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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Bitter Sweet | Carl Linden | 1940-11-08 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939-05-28 |
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Let Freedom Ring | Steve Logan | 1939-02-24 |
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Balalaika | Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda | 1939-12-15 |
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Sweethearts | Ernest Lane | 1938-12-30 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Ramirez | 1938-03-18 |
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Rosalie | Dick Thorpe | 1937-12-24 |
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Maytime | Paul Allison | 1937-03-26 |
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Rose Marie | Sgt. Bruce | 1936-01-31 |
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Naughty Marietta | Captain Richard Warrington | 1935-03-29 |
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Student Tour | Singer | 1934-10-05 |
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Dancing Lady | Nelson Eddy | 1933-11-24 |
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Handlebars | Singer (singing voice) (uncredited) | 1933-08-26 |
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Broadway to Hollywood | John Sylvester | 1933-09-15 |
