American actress/singer Jeanette MacDonald made her first public appearance at age three, singing at a... (Learn more)
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Jeanette MacDonald’s Milestones
| Appeared in a number of Broadway musicals during the 1920s, including "The Magic Ring", "Yes, Yes, Yvette", "Tip Toes", "Boom Boom", "Bubbling Over", "Sunny Days", and "Angela" | |
| Appeared mostly in concert tours, opera and on radio during 1940s; also kept busy with war benefits and charity performances | |
| Made first stage appearance (unexpectedly) at age 3; recited "Old Mother Hubbard" | |
| Reportedly seen by Paramount film star Richard Dix, who asked the studio to give her a screen test | |
| Signed contract with Paramount after Ernst Lubitsch saw the screen test | |
| 1921 | Broadway debut as chorus girl in "The Night Boat" |
| 1928 | Made unsuccessful Paramount screen test |
| 1929 | Made film debut opposite Maurice Chevalier in Lubitsch's "The Love Parade" |
| 1931 | Journeyed to Europe to give concerts in Paris and London to dispel rumor that she had been killed by the irate wife of a prince with whom MacDonald was supposedly having an affair and that her "twin sister" had taken over her screen career |
| 1932 | Made last film at Paramount, "Love Me Tonight", opposite Chevalier |
| 1932 | Set sail for Europe in December to give more extended concert tour |
| 1933 | Signed contract with MGM |
| 1934 | Last of 4 films opposite Chevalier, Lubitsch's "The Merry Widow" |
| 1935 | First film opposite Nelson Eddy, "Naughty Marietta" |
| 1936 | Appeared in most successful MGM film sans Eddy, "San Francisco"; that same year MacDonald made motion pictures exhibitors' poll of top ten boxoffice stars, placing 8th |
| 1941 | Starred in "Smilin' Through" opposite her husband, Gene Raymond |
| 1942 | Final film under MGM contract, "Cairo" |
| 1942 | Last of 8 films opposite Eddy, "I Married an Angel" |
| 1943 | Made opera debut in Montreal in "Romeo and Juliet" opposite Ezio Pinza |
| 1945 | Set a concert attendance record at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 1948 | Returned to film after four-year absence in "Three Daring Daughters" |
| 1949 | Last film appearance, opposite Claude Jarman Jr. and Lassie, in "The Sun Comes Up" |
| 1959 | Collapsed while watching husband Gene Raymond performing in a play; rushed to hospital with appendicitis; later developed hepatitis |
| 1963 | Had arterial transplant performed |
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