Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. More about Jeanette MacDonald
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MacDonald was born Jeannette Anna McDonald on June 18, 1903, at her family's Philadelphia home at 5123 Arch Street. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Anna May (née Wright) and Daniel McDonald, a factory foreman and a salesman for a contracting household building company, respectively, and the younger sister of character actress Blossom Rock (born Edith McDonald), who was most famous as "Grandmama" on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family. She was of Scottish, English, and Dutch descent. The extra N in her given name was later dropped for simplicity's sake, and A added to her surname to emphasize her Scottish heritage. She began dancing lessons with local dance instructor Caroline Littlefield, mother of American ballerina/choreographer Catherine Littlefield, when very young, performing in juvenile operas, recitals, and shows staged by Littlefield around the city, including at the Academy of Music. She later took lessons with Al White and began touring in his kiddie shows, heading his "Six Little Song Birds" in Philadelphia at the age of nine.The most expensive item with a signature of Jeanette MacDonald (Jeanette MacDonald Handwritten Signed Letter to Fan 1956) was sold in June 2012 for $305.00 while the cheapest item (ACTRESS JEANETTE MACDONALD HAND SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $1.95 in April 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2011 with an average selling price of $25.00 for an autographed item of Jeanette MacDonald. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2012 with $305.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was January 2022. In average, an autographed item from Jeanette MacDonald is worth $50.00.
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1939 Secretary Signed / Actress Jeanette MacDonald Culver City California | $9.95 | ||
Autographed photo (5” by 7”) famous actress Jeanette Macdonald the Merry Widow | $35.00 | ||
Jeanette MacDonald D.1965 Actress Signed Cut Album Page PSA/DNA Authentic Auto | $69.99 | ||
Jeanette MacDonald EARLY MGM STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH Signed 1933 | $124.99 | ||
Jeanette MacDonald Signed 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA Autograph AUTO | $49.99 | ||
JEANETTE MACDONALD VINTAGE SIGNED ALBUM PAGE AND GREAT GILDERSLEAVE HAL PEARY | $37.99 | ||
Original Autographed 8 x10 Photograph Actress Jeanette MacDonald NO Reserve | $28.00 | ||
PSA/DNA SIGNED MATTED 8X10 PHOTO JEANETTE MACDONALD PE382 | $69.99 | ||
Signed Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald 8x10 Photo AUTOGRAPH Maytime AUTO | $99.95 | ||
SIGNED Sweethearts:The Timeless Love Affair Book Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy | $28.85 |