Jeanette Anna MacDonald was born on June 18, 1903, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She took dance lessons as a young girl and her first professional jobs were as a dancer, but she later turned to singing, landing several choice roles in Broadway musicals. Her successes on Broadway were a springboard to her movie career. She was screen-tested and signed by Paramount Pictures, and her first appearance was in The Love Parade (1929) with Maurice Chevalier. The film propelled Jeannette and Chevali ...[Read Story]
