Eleanor Knowles

Eleanor Knowles (Dugan) is the author of several dozen communications and how-to books. The Films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, published under her maiden name, was her first book back in 1976. This 2006 edition is revised, updated, and expanded to include

'NELSON EDDY was a tall, fair-haired, classically trained baritone from the opera and concert stage.

'JEANETTE MacDONALD was a petite redhead who had danced her way out of the chorus to become a musical comedy star on Broadway.

In the dark days of the Depression, this unlikely combination collided almost accidentally on a movie sound stage, and the sparks ignited a nation. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, separately and together, made movie history. They starred in some of the greatest musicals of the Golden Age of Hollywood, films that continue to enchant and inspire.

You are invited to meet Jeanette and Nelson for the first time, or to learn more about their incredible careers. You'll find:

' detailed film credits, plots, and backgrounds for their 41 films:

' complete music lists

' production history on the films

' biographies of the two stars

' complete discography

' 591 photos, 646 pages

You'll also find an invitation to fall in love all over again--in love with the music, laughter, romance, and the heightened awareness of life's joys that is generated and personified by these two unique artists.