Nelson Eddy
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American singer, baritone and actor 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.
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| Full name at birth | Nelson Eddy
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| Claim to fame | Rose Marie (1936)
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| Date of birth | 29 June 1901
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| Place of birth | Providence, Rhode Island
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| Date of death | 6 March 1967
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| Age | 65 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Miami Beach, Florida
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| Cause of death | Stroke
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| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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| Occupation | Baritone, film star
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- He had a stepson, Sidney Franklin Jr..
- Was portrayed by Mick Hucknall in De-Lovely (2004). In the movie, his portrayal was a cameo.
- His duets with Jeanette MacDonald are lampooned in the musical "A Day In Hollywood/A Night In The Ukraine." In the show, a movie star named Jeanette sings the song, "Oh, Nelson, What You're Putting Me Through" -- an operatic lament about her boring co-star -- while standing with a mannequin dressed in a Canadian Mounties uniform.
- There is a street in Hollywood Forever cemetery now named for him.
- He was an accomplished sculptor, and often crafted bronze statues of his co-stars and directors. The statue he made of Susanna Foster was used in her film Phantom of the Opera (1943).
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