Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on June 19, 2011

“I’ve been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.” ~ Jeanette MacDonald   Jeanette MacDonald was born on June 18, 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MacDonald was an American singer and actress best remembered for he   read more

The Jeanette MacDonald Blog Posted by Della Street ™ on August 20, 2010

You know, it's terribly hard being a Jeanette fan, these days. So many questions left relatively unanswered, so many sweet mysteries of her life that we have not, at last, found. Of all of them, though, I think we can all agree that there is but one question we would...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on June 18, 2010

Jeanette MacDonald, was a singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best   read more

The Jeanette MacDonald Blog Posted by on October 16, 2009

Sometimes I'm driving home from a long stupid day at work and I think, "LOL, wouldn't it be funny if Jeanette was a country singer?"Then I remembered this picture, which qualifies as:a) a silly hatb) possibly what Jeanette as a country singer would look likeI like to imagine it's a...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on July 6, 2009

In this elaborate opening number from Rouben Mamoulian's Love Me Tonight (1932), tailor Maurice Chevalier sings Isn't It Romantic as a chauvinistic little ditty about his lover catering to his every need. His customer takes up the tune as he leaves the shop and it is then passed from person   read more