INTERVIEW: DEANNA DURBIN - 1983. PRODUCTION: The play, originally staged in the Fringe Festival is produced by the Soho Playhouse. She had one older sister, Edith (later Mrs. Heckman, born in England, died in California). In 1946, Universal merged with two other companies to create Universal-International. Andrs de Segurola, who was the vocal coach working with Universal Studioshimself a former Metropolitan Opera singerbelieved that Durbin was a potential opera star. If they were allowed to be managed and controlled, for example, by Reputable Fan Clubs, that would have been Great News for Her Fans. I liked the people with whom I worked and after the nervousness of the first day, I felt completely at ease in front of the camera. [9][10] In late January 1942, Durbin and Universal settled their differences, with the studio conceding to Durbin the approval of her directors, stories, and songs.[11]. In Philippe Mora's film The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Christopher Lee sings a song called "Name Your Poison", written by Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley, which has the line, "Think of young Deanna Durbin / And how she sang on rum and bourbon. In her early childhood there were no obvious signs that one day she would be a bigger box office attraction than Shirley Temple. The film, combined with her appearance on Eddie Cantor's radio show in 1936, announced her as a new star. Eventually, the inevitable happened: Durbin and her bosses had different ideas about what represented the right kind of vehicle. Margaret O'Brien was born Maxine O'Brien. By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year. These films, produced by frequent collaborator and second husband Felix Jackson, were not as successful; she continued in musical roles until her retirement. View Interview. Hopper, Hedda. But one can speculate that she was eager to start a new chapter in her life. MGM casting director Rufus LeMaire heard about a talented young soloist performing with the Ralph Thomas Academy and called her in for an audition. Thelate Mr Shipman wrote one of my favourite books, THE GREAT FILM STARS; THE GOLDEN YEARS. It's a Date (1940) Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance 6.4 Rate Deanna Durbin, the former child actress who was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada on December 4, 1921, has passed away at age 91, according to her son, Peter H. David, who said she died "a few days ago." . After 1949, she stayed out of the spotlight until her death in 2013. [16] However, while her adult dramatic roles may have been more satisfying for Durbin, it was clear her fans preferred her in light musical confections. In the late 1930s and through much of the 40s, Durbin was a top box-office attraction. . She wanted to take on different materials and pick her own directors. So why did Durbin become a recluse? Gall tells the audience that Durbin was probably a better singer, but Judy had more hits. This is the last known interview with the reclusive film star and recording artist before her death in . The film was initially conceived without musical numbers, but Durbin finally relented to Universal's demand to include some. She fled to Europe and completely turned her back to Hollywood., RELATED: 16 Old Hollywood Bombshells: See Photos Then And Now. She likely made lots of money during her career and didnt have to work again. Ive gained weight. ", "An interesting interview for sure and a shame it is so short. There may have been some jealousy between them, but I doubt they were enemies. Encounter with Siodmak DEANNA DURBIN GETS SUSPENSION AT STUDIO: Penalized by Universal After It Refuses Concessions to Her There were Deanna Durbin dolls and dresses. ", "David, thanks for reprinting this fascinating interview. Deannas observations of her life in Hollywood are so revealing and her honesty is welcome. I've had Paris. Life and career. Also, nowhere in the play is any reference to Ray BradburysThe Anthem Sprintersa delightful short story about a Deanna Durbin movie screened in Ireland followed by a race of moviegoers to a pub before the cinema starts to play the Irish national anthem at the conclusion of the film. Visiting a Deanna Durbin fan site,( Deannadurbindevotees.com),I was fascinated to read an interview author David Shipman did with Deanna in 1983 at her home in France. There were Deanna Durbin dolls and dresses. I did not succeed. Durbin continued her push to establish herself as a more dramatic actress with the film noir Christmas Holiday (1944), directed by Robert Siodmak and co-starring Gene Kelly. Charles David died in 1999. An unnamed caricature of Durbin also appeared in the Warner Brother's cartoon "Malibu Beach Party" (1940). She tried her hand at drama, but I believe critics expected her to just make cheerful, happy films with the same character., I do believe she could have gone to MGM or any other studio, said Harper. She is also referenced in the Glenn Miller WWII novelty song "Peggy the Pin-up Girl". More than Six Decades in Retirement. She was able to convey the same elusive, which has no words in any language.Deanna has grown, the world has changed. Pasternak moved from Universal to MGM. it's already old news now, as dated as its subject the obituary notices announcing the death at 91 of deanna durbin, the "plucky child movie star" who saved universal studios from financial ruin; "the best-loved and most fondly remembered singing star of hollywood's golden age" who cut short her career at 28; "the perfect girl next door" who Catching up on Lady On A Train recently,it was interesting to see that her then husband,Felix Jackson produced it and her third husband,Charles David directed it. The images she created on the screen were in many ways similar. [8], The success of Durbin's films was reported to have saved Universal from bankruptcy. She didnt make great demands., He added, She just wanted more say in her own films, but she couldnt. Durbin was discovered by a casting director searching in Los Angeles singing schools for someone to play opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. The Shipman interview does suggest that the serene self-confidence of Durbin's characters was consistent with her personality off-screen. The film was intended as a demonstration of their talent as performers as studio executives had questioned the wisdom of casting two female singers together. Her seclusion is incomplete. That year her fan club was the biggest on earth. If so, you are one of the few. I do hope so. She then withdrew from show business and lived in France, closely guarding her privacy for decades. Neighbors? (The other two were Ginger Rogers and Billy Wilder.). My mother and I were once mobbed in Texas: the police lost control of the crowd and my mother suffered two broken ribs from people trying to reach me. And it seemed like the scripts she was starting to receive were pretty poor. An interesting interview for sure and a shame it is so short. This is the last known interview with the reclusive film star and recording artist before her death in April of 2013. Deanna married director Charles Davis when she was 28 and retired to live in a French farmhouse. Legal Statement. In 1949, she was released from her contract. Audiences flocked to see her musical comedies and, after she had trilled numbers such as It's Raining Sunbeams (in the film One Hundred Men and a Girl, 1937), Home Sweet Home (in First Love, 1939) and Waltzing in the Clouds (in Spring Parade, 1940), her fans queued to buy the latest record bearing her name. She sang the number again for Louis B. Mayer, who signed her to a six-month contract. I liked your two books on the stars and such statements you made as, the system was firmly rigged against the individual in favor of the machine, . This is not me, this is Google translator.Music:First Love Wayne JonesGaiety in the Golden Age Aaron KennyNostalgic Pull Asher FuleroWander Into ann annie Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. This added to her movie images even more charm and beauty.In the Soviet Union, and today in Russia, we really love her film His Butler's Sister, where Deanna sings old Russian romances in Russian.She miraculously managed to convey the atmosphere of the Russian romance. 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Seiter, Produced and directed by Bruce Manning (replacing Jean Renoir), Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by Frank Ryan, Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by Frank Borzage, Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by Robert Siodmak, Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by Charles David, Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by Richard Wallace, Produced by Felix Jackson, directed by William A Seiter, Produced by Joseph Sistrom, directed by Irving Pichel, Produced by Karl Tunberg, directed by William A. Seiter, (final film role) Produced by Robert Arthur directed by Frederick de Cordova, "Filles de Cadiz" ("The Maids of Cadiz") (from, "Gimme a Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" Would someone elaborate about where in Texas was Deanna and her mother mobbed. (LogOut/ The new regime discontinued much of Universal's familiar product and scheduled only a few musicals. Movie mogul L.B. Durbin's son, Peter H. David, was quoted in the "Deanna Durbin Society" newsletter saying his mother had passed away several days ago, but he did not provide any other details about her death. Durbin was also able to retool her second sequel to Three Smart Girls from Three Smart Girls Join Up to Hers to Hold (1943), revolving solely around her character. The life and career of the seemingly forgotten movie star are explored in a recently published biography titled Deanna Durbin A Hollywood Fairy Tale - The Legend of Edna Mae by William Harper. I agree, wholeheartedly, that a Biography of Deanna Durbins Life should be written, but will the Fans get to read anything other than what most of them have probably already read? It may have been a shock to Deannas Fans that she left her Career so young never to return, but she wasnt in a boat by herself. But she will never go back to that life." Durbin came to Hollywood as kid, like so many others, but had a great voice and won a $100 a week contract with MGM. Deanna was a Hollywood star in every way. In 1936, she auditioned to provide the vocals for Snow White in Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but was rejected by Walt Disney, who said the 15-year-old Durbin's voice was "too old" for the part. Durbin appeared in a number of musical films in the 1930s and 1940s singing standards as well as operatic arias. Hard to imagine being put in a jail for your safetyone more reason why I'm glad I'm not famous! All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. By 1938, Hollywood launched a nationwide search to find the right young man who would give Durbin her first screen kiss in the movie First Love, the New York Times reported. Durbin turned down the role, and was suspended by the studio from October 16, 1941, to early February 1942. Reportedly, she also wanted to get out of the good girl image she built her career on. So, what happened? According to the New York Times, Durbin moved to France in 1949 and settled in the village of Neauple-le-Chateau, outside of Paris. I've also realized with giving her movies a chance that she was a very good singer.Thanks again for sharing this with us.See ya soon!Page. She certainly was a mysterious woman. ", Lehrer said that Vice President Hubert Humphrey had been relegated to "those where-are-they-now columns: Whatever became of Deanna Durbin, and Hubert Humphrey, and so on." ". She tried to match these changes and starred in a fashionable then noir-style film. He kept the promise.Deanna died quite recently, in 2013, having outlived her husband by 14 years.She was not forgotten, and hardly ever will be forgotten. I have come across tons of Actresses who left Acting when they were young. Then suddenly, she disappeared. Judy stayed in Hollywood, led a tragic life and died of a drug overdose at 47. She wanted more involvement in her career. Durbin figures prominently in the 1963 Ray Bradbury short story "The Anthem Sprinters" (collected in The Machineries of Joy). Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. I don't think Deanna Durbin will ever lose her fan base, every year more people "discover" her and her delightful personality. He holds his PhD from Rutgers and was a former editor for the New York Daily News. Judy Garland was also featured in the film and she and Durbin sang together, but the much more gauche-looking Garland appealed more to the mogul than the prettier Durbin, who he decided was a little too womanly for what he had in mind. Prior to singing "Whatever Became of Hubert? [21] Durbin settled the complaint by agreeing to star in three more pictures, including one in Paris; this did not materialize before Durbin's contract expired. Then suddenly, she disappeared. Louis B. Mayer decided to sign both, but by then, Durbin's contract option had lapsed. She was young, beautiful, possessed all the glory of the world, but she preferred quietness, protection from reporters and insects. Her voice was often described as "natural and beautiful" and her version of "One Fine Day" from Madame Butterfly, became a classic. Durbin had been effectively typecast as the good girl and wanted to be able to choose different roles. [19][20], On December 21, 1950, Durbin married French director-producer Charles Henri David, who had previously directed her in Lady on a Train. The best part of the play, for me, was the question and answer session at the end. She was prolific, too: her second film, One Hundred Men and a Girl (with an orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski), was followed by Mad About Music (1938), in which she played a girl with a rich imagination; That Certain Age (1938), co-written by Billy Wilder; and Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939), a sequel to her debut feature, with the sisters this time caught up in a romantic conflict. Lets hope we get a well researched biography. I was happy on the set. The problem of keeping normal in Hollywood doesn't seem so uncomplicated to Deanna Durbin, 16-year-old star of Universal Pictures. He also teaches writing at New Jersey City University. In fact, there is still a Deanna Devotees fan club in England. Her co-star Joseph Cotten would later speak highly of her integrity and character. A year later, she married once more. That cant be all of it, though. (LogOut/ Durbin continued her success with It's a Date (1940), Spring Parade (1940), and Nice Girl? 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According to Harpers research, Durbin primarily kept at home where she happily raised her children and lived a private life. The New York Times's reviewer noted a "plot which leaks at every pore" but praised "the young-girlish magic which [Durbin] is able to evoke with her pretty personality and her phenomenal vocal cords". I did two films with my special friend, Charles Laughton. Actress/singer Melanie Gall has merged the two stories into one, Ingenue: Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland, and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Also in the interview, she steadfastly asserted her right to privacy, something she maintained until the end of her life, declining to be profiled on websites. Great post, very interesting too! High quality Deanna Durbin Interview-inspired gifts and merchandise. Impressive money could be made, too. It was still in an embryonic state just a few songs completed when Alan Jay Lerner came to my home to play them for me. Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls aren't welcome. Interestingly, the lyrics pair her name with her first co-star Judy Garland: "Even a voice that's so disturbin' / Like Judy Garland or Miss Durbin / Can't compare to my pin-up queen". ", Anne Frank was a fan of Durbin, and pasted two photos of her on the wall in the family's hideout; the photos are still on the wall today. Her second marriage, to film writer-producer-actor Felix Jackson in 1945, produced a daughter, Jessica Louise Jackson, but a divorce followed in 1949. (Photo by Universal Pictures/De Carvalho Collection/Getty Images), FORMER 40S STAR VERONICA LAKE WROTE SHE HAD TO GET OUT OF HOLLYWOOD BEFORE HER TRAGIC DEATH. Published: January 13, 2014 | 06:21 . The character I was forced into had little or nothing in common with myself - or with other youth of my generation, for that matter. And her movies were feel-good, hopeful films during a dark time in our country. Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. What makes Deanna Durbin's story different is that she was never comfortable with adulation. I knew a little bit about Durbin, the Canadian born singer who rocketed to fame by the age of 15, but not much. Her husband has told journalists that "Mario Lanza pleaded with her for years to make a film with him. Durbin had an older sister named Edith, who recognized Deanna's musical talents at an early age and helped Deanna to take singing lessons at Ralph Thomas Academy. Additionally, she was no fan of interviews and other promotional elements the job called for. France Wt Remember Deanna Durbin' Well, she is now a happy French housewife who says nothing could lure her back to Hollywood. In 1939, Durbin, aged 17, and her fellow child star Mickey Rooney were awarded special Oscars "for their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth and, as juvenile players, setting a high standard of ability and achievement". Poised as a veteran, prettier than ever, she arrived for her interview clad in rosy tweed. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Her voice, movements, facial expressions fully correspond to this subtle and unsteady mood. I also enjoyed the company of my fellow actors, the leading men who were so much older, like Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas, Franchot Tone, Walter Pidgeon, Joseph Cotten, Vincent Price and Robert Cummings. The union lasted for two years. Deanna counted the ten pennies and put them in her purse. Why did she build such a successful career in a short time and then give it all up? [citation needed] When she was an infant, her family moved from Winnipeg to Southern California, and the family became United States citizens in 1923. Below are some excerpts: Her major motion pictures were Three Smart Girls (1936), Mad About Music (1938) and That Certain Age (1938). [26] In private life, Durbin had continued to use her given name, Edna; salary figures printed annually by the Hollywood trade publications listed the actress as "Edna Mae Durbin, player". As she matured, Durbin grew dissatisfied with the girl-next-door roles assigned to her and attempted to move into sophisticated non-musical roles with film noir Christmas Holiday (1944) and the whodunit Lady on a Train (1945). Los Angeles Times 6 Jan 1948: A1. This was a great read! Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. With it 's a Date ( 1940 ) start a new star a! Question and answer session at the end released from her contract make a with... 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