Deanna durbin biography

Canadian-born actress and singer whose voice entertained the world through the years of World War II. Born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on December 4, 1921; second and youngest daughter of James and Ada (Read) Durbin; studied voice at Ralph Thomas' Academy in Los Angeles, California; married Vaughn Paul, in 1941 (divorced); married Felix Jackson (a movie producer), in 1945 (divorced); married Charles David (a film executive), in 1950; children: (second marriage) daughter Jessica; (third marriage) son Peter.

Films:

Every Sunday (short, 1936); Three Smart Girls (1936); Hundred Men and a Girl (1937); Mad About Music (1938); That Certain Age (1938); Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939); First Love (1939); It's a Date (1940); Spring Parade (1940); Nice Girl?

(1941); It Started with Eve (1941); The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943); Hers to Hold (1943); Her Butler's Sister (1943); Christmas Holiday (1944); Can't Help Si