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Durbin, Deanna

LC control no.no 90008351
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingDurbin, Deanna
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Variant(s)Durbin, Edna Mae
Jackson, Edna Mae
Biography/History noteDeanna Durbin (1921-2013) was a Canadian American actress.
Associated countryU.S.
LocatedNeauphle-le-Château, France
Birth date1921-12-04
Death date2013-04
Place of birthWinnipeg, Man.
Profession or occupationActor
Found inOne hundred men and a girl [MP] 1937: credits (players, Deanna Durbin)
Perf. arts biog. master index, c1981 (Durbin, Deanna; b. 1921 (10 sources); b. 1922 (4 sources))
Halliwell's Filmgoer's comp., 1988 (Durbin, Deanna; b. 1921; AKA Edna Mae Durbin)
IMDb, Aug. 11, 2006 (Deanna Durbin; b. Dec. 4, 1921, Winnipeg, Man.; birth name: Edna Mae Durbin)
Deanna Durbin's favorite songs and arias, c1929: 1st prelim. page (legal name: Edna Mae Jackson)
New York times (online), viewed May 1, 2013 (in obituary published Apr. 30: Deanna Durbin; b. Edna Mae Durbin, Dec. 4, 1921, Winnipeg, Man.; grew up in Southern California; m. Vaughn Paul, 1941 (div. 1943); m. Felix Jackson (div.); m. Charles David, 1950 (d. 1999); moved to France in 1949 and settled outside Paris in the village of Neauphle-le-Château; d. a few days ago, aged 91; as a plucky child movie star with a sweet soprano voice, she charmed American audiences during the Depression and saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy before she vanished from public view 64 years ago)
Deanna Durbin in Hollywood, 2024
Associated languageeng