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Deanna Durbin

1921 - 2013

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Edna May Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian lyric soprano and actress, who moved to the U.S. with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. Additionally, she performed mostly classical concerts and recitals as well as concerts with semi-classical and popular music. She specialized in opera arias, art song, and semi-classical songs, which is today known as classical crossover. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deanna Durbin is the 2,011th most popular actor (down from 1,351st in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Canada (down from 111th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Deanna Durbin ranks 2,011 out of 13,578. Before her are Frank Morgan, Walter Gotell, Claire Lacombe, Nargis, Kaspar Capparoni, and Peter Lawford. After her are Rhea Perlman, Octavia Spencer, Tony Jaa, Oleg Tabakov, Edmond O'Brien, and Machine Gun Kelly.

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Among people born in 1921, Deanna Durbin ranks 157. Before her are Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Malcolm Arnold, Sixto Durán Ballén, Alex Haley, Esther Williams, and Fernando Fernán Gómez. After her are Eugenio Coșeriu, Georges Wilson, Lionel Terray, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Jim Garrison, and Carlo Furno. Among people deceased in 2013, Deanna Durbin ranks 150. Before her are Bruno Metsu, Halton Arp, Esther Williams, Tony Sheridan, Henrique Rosa, and Eiji Toyoda. After her are Bebo Valdés, Van Cliburn, Luis Cubilla, Ceija Stojka, Scott Carpenter, and Hans Riegel.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Deanna Durbin ranks 171 out of 1,622. Before her are Brian Mulroney (1939), Fay Wray (1907), Jacques Villeneuve (1953), André Bessette (1845), Reginald Fessenden (1866), and Jane Bell (1910). After her are David Foster (1949), Sid Meier (1954), Norman L. Bowen (1887), James Gosling (1955), Joanna Shimkus (1943), and Robert D. Hare (1934).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Deanna Durbin ranks 44. Before her are Rick Moranis (1953), Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), and Fay Wray (1907). After her are Joanna Shimkus (1943), William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), Evangeline Lilly (1979), Vanity (1959), and Henry Czerny (1959).

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