DEANNA DURBIN PROFILE

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on the 4th December 1921 Father James Durbin, Mother Ada Durbin One sibling, a sister named Edith She was christened Edna Mae Durbin. By fourteen she was the most highly paid female star in the world By the time she was 18 her income was $250,000 a year. There were Deanna Durbin dolls and dresses. An engineering firm named its so-called dream home in her honour. Her first screen kiss was described in a headline story across the continent. She shared the Academy Award's 1939 Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney "For their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players, setting high standards of ability and achievement". Was an option to play Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, The (1939). Her voice was often described as "natural and beautiful". Her version of "One Fine Day" from Madame Butterfly, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the orchestra, became a classic. She retired at the age of 27 She has not been interviewed since 1949. She has reported, however, that she is perfectly content - and yes, she still sings. PERSONAL CALENDAR Married 3 times Vaughn Paul, married 18 April 1941 - 14 December 1943 (divorced). Felix Jackson, married 13 June 1945 - 27 October 1949 (divorced). Charles David, married 21 December 1950 - 1 March 1999 (his death). Children Daughter, Jessica, daughter of Felix Jackson Son, Charles, son of Chrles Henri David. Personal Quotes: "I couldn't go on forever being Little Miss Fixit who burst into song." "Just as Hollywood pin-up represents sex to dissatisfied erotics, so I represented the ideal daughter millions of fathers and mothers wished they had." - 1959 HOME