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Deanna Durbin Biography
Birth Name:Edna Mae Durbin
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Profession Soundtrack, Actress
Fast Facts
- In 1938, she received an Academy Juvenile Award
- In June 1945, she got married to producer Felix Jackson
- At the age of 14, she auditioned for the voice role of Snow White in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs․"
- In 1936, she was offered an audition with the Metropolitan Opera
- Was stopped from performing in the original Broadway production of "Oklahoma!" by Universal Studios
- Was the favorite actress of Holocaust victim Anne Frank
- Was in contention to portray the character Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz․"
Awards
- 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
- 1937Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
- 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
- 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (December): winner
- 1939Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
- 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
- 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner
- 1940Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (December): winner
- 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
- 1944Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
- 1946Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (April): winner