Life of nelson eddy biography

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  • Jeanette macdonald and nelson eddy relationship
  • Nelson eddy cause of death

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    Nelson Eddy

    Actor| SingerBorn June 29, 1901in Providence, RI

    Died March 6, 1967 of stroke in Miami, FL

    Nelson Eddy was the blond baritone of opera, motion pictures, radio and nightclubs.

    Eddy made his operatic debut with the Philadelphia Civic Opera in 1924, singing Tonio in "I Pagliacci." He sang roles in operas written by Puccini, Verdi, Wagner and others all over the United States—ending his career on the opera stage singing Amonasro in Verdi's "Aida" at the San Francisco Opera in 1935.

    After doing odd bits in films, Eddy established himself in films with his role in the adaption of Victor Herbert's operetta "Naughty Marietta." Eddy's costar was Jeanette MacDonald—it was the first of eight movies the singing sweethearts made together. Their last picture together was "I Married an Angel" in 1942.

    Eddy's last appearance on the screen was a live television performance of the operetta "The Desert Song" in 1955. His costar, Gale Sherwood, was also his singing partner

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    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 co-starred 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.
    Born Nelson Ackerman Eddy and named for his paternal grandfather, he was the only child of an impoverished family. His father, Bill Eddy, was a drummer who performed in many bands, and a singer who performed in church choirs. His mother, Isabel Kendrick, was a southern belle born in Atlanta, Georgia, but raised in Philadelphia. Stationed in Georgia during the Spanish American War, Bill Eddy had become ill with typhoid fever and was nursed by I

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    Nelson Eddy

    American actor and singer (1901–1967)

    Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor and baritone singer 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 sopranoJeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby soxers and opera purists, and in his heyday, he 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 concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, earned three gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941.[2] He also introduced millions of young Americans to class