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Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy

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Eddy and MacDonald from the trailer for Sweethearts (1938)

Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965) and Nelson Eddy (1901–1967) were a popular screen couple in the 1930s and '40s, specializing in musicals.[1] They starred in eight films together, all for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eddy was an opera singer before he became a film star, while MacDonald turned to opera later in her career. Their best-known onscreen duet is "Indian Love Call", from Rose Marie.[1]

Filmography

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Films starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Year Title Roles Notes Box office Ref
MacDonald Eddy
1935 Naughty Marietta Princess Marie de Namours de Bonfain Capt. Richard Warrington $2,057,000 [2]
1936 Rose Marie Marie de Flor (Rose Marie) Sgt. Bruce $3,515,000 [3]
1937 Maytime Marcia Morney / Miss Morison Paul Allison Released with tinted sequences $4,006,000 [4]
1938 The Girl of the Golden West Mary Robbins Ramerez / Lt. Dick Johnson Released in sepiatone $2,882,000 [5]
1938 Sweethearts Gwen Marlowe Ernest Lane Filmed in Technicolor $3,200,000 [6]
1940 New Moon Marianne de Beaumanoir Charles Mission, Duc de Vidiers $2,527,000 [7]
1940 Bitter Sweet Sarah Mallick / "Sari" Carl Linden Filmed in Technicolor $2,200,000 [8]
1942 I Married an Angel Anna Zador / Brigitta, an angel Count Willi Palaffi $1,236,000 [9]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Lloyd Schwartz (August 5, 2011). "'Sweethearts' On-Screen, But What Happens Off?". NPR.
  2. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 174
  3. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 206
  4. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 248
  5. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 300
  6. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 315
  7. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 380
  8. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 398
  9. ^ Dugan 2011, p. 435

Bibliography

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Dugan, Eleanor Knowles (2011). The Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. San Francisco, California, US: Grand Cypress Press. ISBN 978-0-9790994-5-8.