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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), [1] known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born American singer and actress, who moved to the U.S. with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s.
"Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. It was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly and contains a brief musical quote from the Act two duet Tutti i fior in the verse. The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by John L. Golden. The song was published in 1916.
Can't Help Singing is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Frank Ryan and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, and Akim Tamiroff. [2] Based on a story by John D. Klorer and Leo Townsend, the film is about a senator's daughter who follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold rush.
It's a Date is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. [2] [3] Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress who is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more experienced actress, was hoping to get the same part.
Nice Girl? is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, [2] [3] and Robert Benchley. Based on the play Nice Girl? by Phyllis Duganne , the film is about a young girl who finds herself attracted to one of her father's business partners who comes to ...
Three Smart Girls Grow Up is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster, written by Felix Jackson and Bruce Manning, and starring Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, and Helen Parrish. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Durbin and Grey reprise their roles from Three Smart Girls , and Parrish replaces Barbara Read in the role of the middle sister. [ 4 ]
Deanna Durbin performed the English translation of the aria in the 1939 musical film First Love. In 1984, the pop musician Malcolm McLaren adapted the aria for his single "Madam Butterfly (Un bel dì, vedremo)", a synth-pop remix of opera and 1980s R&B. The song, which appeared on McLaren's album Fans, reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart. [7 ...
He produced several Deanna Durbin films for Universal Pictures and they married in 1945. In November 1946 he asked for and received his release from Universal. [4] In January 1947 Durbin earned $310,728 for the previous year and Jackson earned $114,875. [5] In January 1948 their lawyer announced the couple had come to "a friendly parting of the ...