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Nelson Eddy
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on…
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Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star 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 as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Eddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1992
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie (archive footage)
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1974
That's Entertainment!
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1964
The Hollywood Palace
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1957
The Lux Show
TV show Self
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1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV show Self
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1955
MGM Parade
TV show Self
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1955
The Desert Song
Movie Pierre / The Red Shadow
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1953
The Danny Thomas Show
TV show Nelson Eddy
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Self
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV show Self
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1950
What's My Line?
TV show Self
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1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV show Self
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1947
Northwest Outpost
Movie Captain Jim Laurence
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1946
Willie the Operatic Whale
Movie Narrator
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1946
Make Mine Music
Movie Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)
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1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Movie Brom Broeck
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1943
Phantom of the Opera
Movie Anatole Garron
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1942
I Married an Angel
Movie Count Palaffi
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1941
The Chocolate Soldier
Movie Karl Lang
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1940
Bitter Sweet
Movie Carl Linden
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1940
New Moon
Movie Charles
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1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Movie Self
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1939
Balalaika
Movie Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda
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1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Movie Self
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1939
Let Freedom Ring
Movie Steve Logan
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1938
Sweethearts
Movie Ernest Lane
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1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Movie Ramirez
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1937
Rosalie
Movie Dick Thorpe
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1937
Maytime
Movie Paul Allison
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1936
Rose Marie
Movie Sgt. Bruce
