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In honor of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy chosen as TCM's March 2006 "Stars
of the Month" the following MacDonald/Eddy books by Sharon Rich are discounted for TCM viewers at www.maceddy.com. Use coupon code: TCM at checkout to receive an
additional 10% off the books listed below:
Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair Onscreen and Off Between Jeanette
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Based on previously unpublished love letters,
diaries, memoirs, 200+ interviews and the author's friendship with Jeanette's
older sister, actress Blossom Rock. "Offers considerable proof of their romance,
per Robert Osborne in the March TCM program guide. "One of the finest books about
MGM and Hollywood during the Golden Era. You will enjoy every word of
Sweethearts and you will find a new meaning when viewing their musicals.
Then you'll read it a second time. -Jane Ellen Wayne, The Golden Guys of
MGM.
Jeanette MacDonald Autobiography: The Lost Manuscript. In 1960, Jeanette
hired magazine writer Fredda Dudley Balling to ghostwrite her autobiography.
Balling's own letters help explain why it was never published; Jeanette's
handwritten comments are on nearly every page of the unfinished manuscript.
Annotated and with an introduction by Sharon Rich.
Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years. Complete coverage of Nelson's early career,
1922-35. Includes his personal clippings, handwritten notations, all his operatic
roles, oratorios, radio, earliest interviews and insight into his youthful
romances. Bonus chapter includes Jeanette MacDonald's opera career plus coverage
and rare photos of their operatic scenes in the lost "Tosca" Act II from Maytime.
Also, excerpts from an unproduced movie script written by Nelson on the life of
Feodor Chaliapin, in which he had planned to play dual roles--Chaliapin and
himself.
Jeanette MacDonald: The Irving Stone Letters. The complete handwritten
correspondence of love letters written by young Broadway starlet (and later MGM
star) Jeanette MacDonald to her beau (1927-28) Irving Stone. The letters,
postcards and telegrams continued until 1938, providing amazing details of her
movie career, health problems including a 1929 heart attack, her private life?and
Nelson Eddy. Annotated by Sharon Rich.
The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay, new introduction by Sharon Rich and
comments by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The movie they never made! In
1948, Nelson Eddy chose this 1909 novel as a possible film vehicle for himself and
Jeanette for their proposed MGM comeback. The musical Jane Eyre-like plot would
have been perfect for them, plus Jeanette wrote Nelson while on concert tour: "The
story is so like the course of our own lives it was amazing. The original novel
plus a new introduction and photos explains the MacDonald-Eddy connection.
Sharon Rich is considered by many to be the foremost authority on MacDonald and
Eddy. She has written many magazine articles, has lectured in the U.S. and abroad,
and was a guest speaker at the AFI (East Coast), where the launch party was held
for Sweethearts in 1994. Sweethearts was a selection of the Entertainment Book
Club and the #1 Best Seller on Booksurge.com for 4 weeks. In 1995 Rich was awarded
a Dame of Merit by the Knights of Malta for her contribution to History and
Literature. She has provided a free interactive biography, extensive interviews
and other documentation at www.maceddy.com. Contact info: Sharon Rich,
sharonrich@aol.com, 212-475-2703.
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