When I was about 8 yrs old, I was introduced, through the movies, to the delightful singing voice of an actress by the name of Deanna Durbin ...
If you'd like to hear some snippets of her singing, go to this link and there are a number of tracks that you can hear a small selection of...
http://www.last.fm/music/Deanna+Durbin
... even when I was 8, her voice brought tears to my eyes. I have a few of her old movies on dvd and when I watch them, I'm taken back in time to my childhood, and I am totally mesmerised by Deanna.
She lived to the ripe old age of 91.
I think that I might watch one of her movies tomorrow, to pay my last respects.
Today I'm grateful for happy childhood memories that gave me dreams of becoming Deanna Durbin.
Alas, by my teens, and thanks to good old fashioned tape recorders, I played back a self recorded version of me singing Olivia Newton John's "I Honestly Love You" and was horrified to discover that Deanna Durbin, I would NEVER be.
Nite all.
2 comments:
I hadn't heard that she'd died. I used to love her movies when I was little, but I haven't watched one in years. Maybe I should dig one out too.
I didn't get a chance to watch one today Kellie - definitely tomorrow. I hope you find one to watch! It's nice to know that you remember her too. I don't know many who do - even of the older generation.
I was reading how, before she retired, she was actually the 2nd highest paid actress in Hollywood. Her career only spanned 6 yrs - 1936 to 1942 I think.
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