A runaway best seller in 1910, forgotten by 1930, FLorence L. Barclay's novel THE ROSARY was re-discovered by movie star Nelson Eddy in 1948 as a possible film vehicle for himself and screen singing partner, Jeanette MacDonald A new introduction by MacDonald-Eddy authority Sharon Rich explains their attempts to make a film version and the ironic similarities to the main characters of the book. "The story is so like the course of our own lives it was amazing." wrote Jeanette MacDonald to Nelson Eddy in a 1948 letter. "It is such a beautiful story." Includes comments from MacDonald and Eddy and rare photos of the beloved film stars.
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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access to many collections of private letters, Nelson’s personal scrapbooks, diary entries, FBI files and Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.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.
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Could have been a good one for them.,
This review is from: The Rosary: New Introduction by Sharon Rich, comments by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (Paperback)
Too bad they did'nt make a movie of this one. It was so similer to their own lives. Beautiful & loving story.
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MacEddy Today,
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This review is from: The Rosary: New Introduction by Sharon Rich, comments by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (Paperback)
What a wonderful book. The forward of letters written by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy prove what a great love they had for each other.Thank you Sharon for this introduction.
This book mimics their lives, the mistakes the passionate times, and the everlasting love of two wonderful people, who both died too early. A great book purchased from Amazon
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A Wonderful View of the Past,
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This review is from: The Rosary: New Introduction by Sharon Rich, comments by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (Paperback)
"The Rosary" is from a very different world to the one we know now. It is a well written, gentle book that sucks the reader in until the very last page. It would have made an ideal vehicle for a Mac/Eddy film as Nelson Eddy originally planned. The forward by Sharon Rich with comments by Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy add poignancy to the story as it was so close to their own. Highly recommended.
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