Mac/Eddy Today: Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Magazine Compilations, Volume 12 [Paperback]

Sharon Rich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 11, 2006

Since 1977, Mac/Eddy Today has been the authoritative magazine for fans of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The award-winning, glossy photo-filled journal was honored by The People's Almanac #3 as one of the most unique magazines in the country, while Elayne Blythe, founder of the Film Advisory Board, called it "The most beautiful magazine of its kind."

VOLUME 12: (Issues 46-49) covers the real MacDonald/Eddy feud and the crisis of 1945; book reviews, new photo features on NAUGHTY MARIETTA and ROSE MARIE, photo features: LOVE ME TONIGHT and ONE HOUR WITH YOU (Jeanette and Maurice Chevalier, both 1932); celebrity interview with Al Caiazza (the boy in PRIMA DONNA with Jeanette); why they never had children together; the story of Jon Eddy, Nelson's illegitimate son. New introduction by Sharon Rich. The original color covers are reproduced full-sized inside the book.

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About the Author

Sharon Rich has written six books and edited and written over sixty magazines about 1930s singing stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. She was close friends for many years with Jeanette's older sister Blossom Rock. Along with interviewing hundreds of people, she had access to many collections of private letters, Nelson's personal scrapbooks, diary entries, FBI files and Jeanette's unpublished autobiography. She is considered by many to be the leading authority on MacDonald and Eddy in the world. In 1994 she was a guest speaker at the American Film Institute (East Coast) and the "Sweethearts" launch party was hosted by the AFI. In 1995 she was awarded a Dame of Merit by the Knights of Malta for her contribution to History and Literature. For more information check out www.maceddy.com. Rich lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Bell Harbour Press (May 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977428885
• ISBN-13: 978-0977428885
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,691,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)