Sweethearts
Subtitle: the timeless love affair -- on-screen and off -- between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
By: Sharon Rich
Edition: Updated 20th anniversary edition.
Publisher: Bell Harbour Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9780990323006
Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses; Biography; Singers; Chanteurs; Biographies
Other titles: Timeless love affair between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Description: Sweethearts is the bestselling true story of one of Hollywood's greatest cover ups--the love affair between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Known as "America's singing sweethearts" of the 1930s and 40s, they made eight box office hits together for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and became the most popular singing team in movie history. This updated 20th Anniversary Edition features a wealth of starling new information, more photos and previously anonymous sources coming forward to set the record straight.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-604) , filmography (p. 598-602) , and index.
Table of contents: title: Author's preface : 20th anniversary edition; title: Introduction; title: October 17-22, 1943; title: "I don't believe in true love"; title: "That boy is going to sing some day!"; title: A fish out of water; title: An unplanned child; title: Married to her career; title: Naughty Marietta; title: "The happiest summer of my life"; title: The breakup; title: Maytime; title: "Something about Gene"; title: A marriage made in heaven; title: "I've never stopped loving you"; title: "They're doing it again"; title: "A foolish marriage"; title: "Wanting you"; title: "I don't care if the whole world sees us"; title: Leaving MGM; title: The war years; title: The princess of opera; title: "My lover's arms were tender"; title: "I shall suffer far more than he does"; title: The parting; title: "I can never have my baby"; title: End of an era; title: "I will never marry you"; title: "All the years we never had"; title: The song is ended; title: "I've tried so hard"; title: Epilogue; title: Afterword.