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Jeanette MacDonald

1903 - 1965

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Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanette MacDonald is the 1,383rd most popular singer (down from 1,145th in 2019), the 7,561st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,844th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 1,383 out of 4,381. Before her are Kenny Dorham, Ian Hunter, Peaches, Emma Kirkby, Hagigat Rzayeva, and Diane Warren. After her are Mary J. Blige, Bobby Vee, Yardena Arazi, Jimi Jamison, Eddy Wally, and Valery Meladze.

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Among people born in 1903, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 270. Before her are Igor Newerly, Ferdinand Adams, E. O. Plauen, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Georg Gehring, and Walter Weiler. After her are Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Willi Forst, Hermann Volk, Léon-Étienne Duval, and Tomoji Abe. Among people deceased in 1965, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 159. Before her are Pietro Bianchi, Edgar Barth, Eetje Sol, Renzo Minoli, Tommaso Lequio di Assaba, and Alan Freed. After her are Mae Murray, Harry Porter, Marion Jones Farquhar, Gladys Davis, Constance Bennett, and George Călinescu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 7,563 out of 20,380. Before her are Katherine Rawls (1917), Frank Foss (1895), Edie McClurg (1951), Phyllis Diller (1917), Diane Warren (1956), and Thad Jones (1923). After her are Gunther Schuller (1925), Darlene Hard (1936), Jack Finney (1911), Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), and Kyle Gass (1960).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jeanette MacDonald ranks 382. Before her are Sherrill Milnes (1935), Danger Mouse (1977), Shirley Verrett (1931), Junior Wells (1934), Kenny Dorham (1924), and Diane Warren (1956). After her are Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), Jimi Jamison (1951), Lyle Lovett (1957), David Johansen (1950), and Gregg Rolie (1947).

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