Most Recent Role: Himself on Disneyland
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Birthday: 6-29-1901
Date of Death: 3-6-1967
Cause of Death: stroke
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Birthday: 6-29-1901
Date of Death: 3-6-1967
Cause of Death: stroke
Nelson Ackerman Eddy was born on June 29, 1901, in Providence, Rhode Island, to a family rich in a history of musical entertainment. His grandparents were musicians and his parents were vocalists in musical theater. As a younster, Eddy was unable to have the luxury of a professional voice coach, so he improvised by teaching himself to sing by listening to recordings of the leading opera...
Most Recent Appearance
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
Sunday 26 April 1981 on ABC
This installment provides a glimpse at the production of Disney animation, including interviews with surviving members of Disney's "Nine Old Men."
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald always planned to star in another film after the eight they made together. However, this plan never materialized, after three attempts.
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Nelson Eddy spent many hours entertaining American servicemen at The Hollywood Canteen during World War Two. Eddy was one of the ealiest supporters of the rally to fight the Axis Powers with a concert in 1939, in support of Poland.
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Nelson Eddy's salary for a concert jumped from $500 a performance to $10,000 a performance after he signed his first film contract. Eddy also had it written into his film contract, that he was to have three months off each year to tour with his musical concerts.
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The personal journals and letters belonging to Nelson Eddy are now in the University of Southern California Cinema/Television Library.
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Nelson Eddy was very active in support of the Allied troops during World War Two. Eddy made an overseas trip to entertain the troops in 1943 that ended up being 35,000 miles in length.
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(Nelson Eddy made this remark in jest of himself, after seeing himelf made-up and costumed elaborately for one of the period piece films that he made.)
Nelson Eddy: Take him. Ain't he purty. (edit) (Nelson Eddy in a 1957 quote on the status of his relationship with singing partner, Jeanette MacDonald)
Nelson Eddy: I still don't know why people want to believe that Jeanette MacDonald and I were a couple off the set. There is no truth to that rumor, at all. She is happily married to Gene Raymond and I am happily married to Ann. I guess people want to believe what they see on screen is reality, while in actuality, it is just a movie. (edit) ( Nelson Eddy quoted on why he never watched his own films.)
Nelson: I was too ashamed of them. (edit)
Nelson Eddy: Take him. Ain't he purty. (edit) (Nelson Eddy in a 1957 quote on the status of his relationship with singing partner, Jeanette MacDonald)
Nelson Eddy: I still don't know why people want to believe that Jeanette MacDonald and I were a couple off the set. There is no truth to that rumor, at all. She is happily married to Gene Raymond and I am happily married to Ann. I guess people want to believe what they see on screen is reality, while in actuality, it is just a movie. (edit) ( Nelson Eddy quoted on why he never watched his own films.)
Nelson: I was too ashamed of them. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Disneyland
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life Himself |
Make Room for Daddy
The Nelson Eddy Show Himself |
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Max Liebman Presents
The Desert Song Pierre/The Red Shadow |
The Bob Hope Show
February 16, 1954 Himself |
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
2/1/1953 Guest |
The Colgate Comedy Hour
5/17/1953 Guest |
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