Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were an unlikely pair to make movie history. He was a tall, fair-haired, classically trained baritone from the opera and concert stage. She was a petite redhead who had danced her way out of the chorus to become a musical comedy star on Broadway. This unlikely pair collided almost accidentally on a movie sound stage in the dark days of the Depression. The sparks ignited a nation, creating some of the greatest musicals of the Golden Age of Hollywood, films that continue to enchant and inspire. New, revised edition in paperback.-Complete filmography -Plots for their 40 films-Complete music and song credits-Complete discography-Biographies-Historical overviews-590 photos"One of the 10 best film books of the year-special award for research," Classic Images.
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were an unlikely pair to make movie history. He was a tall, fair-haired, classically trained baritone from the opera and concert stage. She was a petite redhead who had danced her way out of the chorus to become a musical comedy star on Broadway. This unlikely pair collided almost accidentally on a movie sound stage in the dark days of the Depression. The sparks ignited a nation, creating some of the greatest musicals of the Golden Age of Hollywood, films that continue to enchant and inspire. New, revised edition in paperback.-Complete filmography -Plots for their 40 films-Complete music and song credits-Complete discography-Biographies-Historical overviews-590 photos"One of the 10 best film books of the year-special award for research," Classic Images.
