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Nelson Eddy

1901 - 1967

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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 soprano Jeanette 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nelson Eddy is the 2,002nd most popular singer (down from 1,976th in 2019), the 10,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,553rd in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nelson Eddy ranks 2,002 out of 4,381. Before him are Víctor Balaguer, Jacek Kaczmarski, Barbara Hannigan, Marco Antonio Solís, Marianne Mendt, and Robin Beck. After him are Ernestine Anderson, Lotta Engberg, Benji Madden, Myriam Fares, Doc Pomus, and Valeriya.

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Among people born in 1901, Nelson Eddy ranks 335. Before him are Frankie Genaro, Tibor Serly, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Edmund Rubbra, Eusebio Díaz, and Helia Bravo Hollis. After him are Pauline Starke, Nikolay Akimov, H. Bruce Humberstone, Malcolm MacDonald, Rudy Vallée, and George Tobias. Among people deceased in 1967, Nelson Eddy ranks 271. Before him are Ian Raby, Lewis H. Brereton, Carl Kempe, Nikolay Okhlopkov, Sig Ruman, and Joe Meek. After him are Richard Meinertzhagen, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Romildo Etcheverry, Guillermo Lovell, Jean Alexandre Barré, and Elmer McCollum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nelson Eddy ranks 10,953 out of 20,380. Before him are Spencer Cox (1975), Lester Bird (1938), Laila Robins (1959), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Robin Beck (1954), and Adele Astaire (1896). After him are Mozhan Marnò (1980), Tawny Kitaen (1961), Ken Salazar (1955), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Richard A. Falk (1930), and Julius J. Epstein (1909).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Nelson Eddy ranks 546. Before him are Brad Delp (1951), Telma Hopkins (1948), Sunny (1989), Taylor Dayne (1962), Arthur Alexander (1940), and Robin Beck (1954). After him are Ernestine Anderson (1928), Benji Madden (1979), Doc Pomus (1925), Patty Smyth (1957), Bruce Hornsby (1954), and Sheb Wooley (1921).

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