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Known as the first film teenager, Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular actresses of the 1930s and 1940s. From starring alongside legends like Judy Garland to playing the lead role in classic film musicals, her rise to fame seemed almost like fantasy. But her life behind the scenes was anything but glamorous. Though Durbin was a princess to the public, she was a puppet to film studios and producers and a punching bag for critics and gossip columnists. At the end of her twelve-year career, her only wish was to be forgotten. Impossible. This book pays tribute to Deanna Durbin by detailing her life and career in the context of her time and appraises her film work from both a contemporaneous and a modern view. It includes a short biography, an in-depth discussion of her films, and an extensive filmography and bibliography of her work. Readers will discover the true identity behind the people's Cinderella and how Durbin's career opened Hollywood's studio gates to a generation of adolescent performers.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: The People’s Cinderella1. Edna Mae to Deanna: Every Sunday2. Two Smart Men and a Girl: Three Smart Girls3. One Hundred Men and Deanna: One Hundred Men and a Girl4. Daddy Issues: Mad About Music5. That Certain Age6. Growing Pains: Three Smart Girls Grow Up7. Cinderella’s First Kiss: First Love8. Ready for Romance: It’s a Date9. Love at Last: Spring Parade, Nice Girl?10. It Started with Eve11. Suspension12. At Your Service13. Universal’s Rules of the Game: The Amazing Mrs. Holliday14. A Fine Romance: Hers to Hold15. Everybody Ought to Have a Maid: His Butler’s Sister16. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Christmas Holiday17. Deanna in Glorious Technicolor: Can’t Help Singing18. Murder, She Says: Lady on a Train19. The Second Time Around: Because of Him, I’ll Be Yours20. Turning the Tables: Something in the Wind21. The Trouble with Deanna: Up in Central Park, For the Love of Mary22. Happy-Go-Lucky and FreeFilmographySong ListRadioRecordingsBibliographyIndex
