Deanna Durbin
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Biography
[Edit]Deanna Durbin was the second child of British immigrant parents who moved the family to Southern California when she was still an infant. She demonstrated a singing talent at an early age and eventually began to study voice at Ralph Thomas' Academy in Los Angeles. In 1935, while only in her early teens, she successfully auditioned for a part in a proposed film biography of opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink to be made by MGM. The studio first put her in a short, Every Sunday, in which she co-starred with Judy Garland, another young, aspiring singer/actress, who was six months her junior. There is a story — probably apocryphal — that MGM decided to keep only one of the two and that Durbin was dropped by mistake. Actually, the studio did not renew her contract when the Schumann-Heink film was canceled. At this point, Rufus LeMaire, the casting director who had brought her to MGM and subsequently moved to Universal, signed her and convinced his new studio to put her in the film Three Smart Girls. While it was being made, Durbin became a regular on Eddie Cantor's radio show, and just before it was released, she began recording for Decca Records; she was just turning 15 years old.
Three Smart Girls was a big hit and Durbin became a star. She made an additional 20 films for Universal through 1948. In each, she usually sang a few songs, including a mixture of newly written material and arias from operas. Frequently, she made studio recordings of the same material for Decca. (The day of the original soundtrack album did not arrive until late in her career.) Unfortunately, her movies vastly overshadowed her recordings. Of her recordings, only "My Own" — a song she also sang in the 1938 film That Certain Age — made the charts. By the mid-'40s, Durbin had become disillusioned with Hollywood, especially after the commercial disappointment of Christmas Holiday (1944), an adaptation of a Somerset Maugham novel that marked her attempt to become a serious actress. Although she was the movie industry's highest-paid female star in 1947, she gave up filmmaking in 1948 at the age of 26. In 1950, she married her third husband, Charles David of Pathé Films, and moved to Normandy, France, where she remained out of the limelight. Nevertheless, her films continued to be shown on television and were made available on video. Many of her recordings, drawn from her films and radio appearances as well as the Decca catalog remained in print.
Title: It's Foolish But It's Fun (Single)
Artist: Deanna Durbin
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Opera
Title: Brindisi, Libiamo, Libiamo (Remastered) [Version 1] - Single
Artist: Deanna Durbin
Genre: Pop
Title: Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Deanna Durbin
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Independence Day - A Patriotic 4th of July Celebration
Genre: Pop
Title: Female Voices of the Silver Screen
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of the 1930's, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Xmas Inspiration: Merry Christmas Greetings
Genre:
Title: The Best Christmas Album
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Vintage Hollywood Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Hits of the 20s & 30s
Genre: Pop
Title: Puttin' On the Ritz
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Merry Christmas! Songs & Holiday Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Holiday Tunes
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Sounds Like Mozart
Genre:
Title: Vintage Island Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of the 1930's, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Angels
Genre:
Title: I Heart Christmas
Genre: Kids
Title: Christmas Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Queens of Jazz, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Divine Divas, Vol. 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Hits, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Easter Songs & Hymns
Genre: Gospel
Title: Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Heart Loves You
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hawaiian Luau Party
Genre: Latin
Title: Old Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Easter Music
Genre: Gospel
Title: Greetings From Hollywood!
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Hits of '41
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Traditional Christmas, Vol. 2
Genre: Gospel
Title: Kings Of Broadway: Irving Berlin
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hollywood Musical
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 1930's Hollywood Hit Numbers
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Classics of Hollywood Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Wartime Favorites, Vol. 5
Genre: World Music
Title: Wartime Favorites, Vol. 6
Genre: World Music
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pure Nostalgia
Genre:
Title: The Jimmy McHugh Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: There'll Always Be An England - Great War Songs Vol 2
Genre:
Title: Sing for Your Supper
Title: Blues, Swing and All That Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Auld Scotch Sangs
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 4th of July - A Celebration
Genre:
Title: Sentimental Journey - Early Big Band and Other Hits Vol4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Christmas - Christmas Deluxe
Genre:
Title: Love Songs of the 30s, 40s (Remastered)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Modern Art of Christmas - Christmas Deluxe
Genre:
Title: Songs They Sang in the 1930's, Vol. 8
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: S' Wonderful - Early Ballroom Dance Hits Vol1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Early Big Band Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1941. Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Let's Make Memories Tonight: Rare Original Recordings
Genre: Pop
Title: Music for California
Genre: Pop
Title: My Heart Is in Love
Genre:
Title: Hits Of '40
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1940 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1940 Volume 5
Genre: Pop
Title: World War II - Greatest Radio Songs, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Retrospective Hits of 1941
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Ladies Of Jazz Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Female Vocalists Vol 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Ladies, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Retrospective Hits of 1940
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Up in Central Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Sigmund Romberg
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hooray For Hollywood
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Deanna Durbin in Spring Parade
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
