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Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
Born: Jun 29, 1901 in Providence, Rhode Island
Died: Mar 06, 1967 in Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation: Actor,
Active: '30s-'40s
Major Genres: Musical, Romance
Career Highlights: The Phantom of the Opera, Maytime, Naughty Marietta
First Major Screen Credit: Naughty Marietta (1935)
5 Videos for Nelson Eddy
The Phantom of the Opera (1943) New Moon (1940) Dancing Lady (1933)
I Married an Angel (1942) Naughty Marietta (1935)
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Biography:

Nelson Eddy was an actor and singer noted for his rich baritone voice and wooden acting. He sang soprano in church choirs as a boy. He moved to Philadelphia as a teenager, and after a number of odd jobs won a competition in 1922 to join the Philadelphia Civic Opera; he went on to perform frequently with the group, and played Tonio in {+Pagliacci} at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1924.

In the early '30s Eddy began appearing on radio and had a successful concert tour; this led to a movie contract with MGM, and he debuted onscreen in 1933. In 1935 he and Jeanette MacDonald were teamed together, going on to appear in a series of sentimental operettas beginning with Naughty Marietta (1935); billed as America's Sweethearts or the Singing Sweethearts, the team became extraordinarily popular, and for a time they were the screen's most popular duo, appearing in one box office smash after another.

After their last film, I Married an Angel (1942), Eddy's career quickly went into decline, and he made no films after 1947. He continued to appear in concerts and nightclubs and made some recordings; in March 1967, he died of a stroke. ~ All Movie Guide.