Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Art Museum to screen Lady on A Train in December

According to the schedule posted on the Charles Allis Art Museum's website,  Lady on a Train will be this year's Christmas movie screened on December 4,  2013. The Charles Allis Art Museum is located at 1801 N. Prospect in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Film Historian - and lifelong Deanna Durbin fan -  Dale Kuntz will be hosting the screening beginning at 7:30 PM. ...

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Deanna Movie Posters on Display at the Stanford Theater

Earlier this month while visiting the Stanford Theater in Palo Alto, I was delighted to see  12 full-size Deanna posters hanging on the wall of the main gallery (a Deanna film fest took place at the theater last winter). When you see these magnificent posters close-up, there's no doubting the star power of Deanna Durbin. Here's a favorite of many: Lady on a Train Here's Deanna's earliest film: Three Smart Girls It's...

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The Guardian: France remembers Deanna

The website for The Guardian (France Edition) featured the news of Deanna's passing at the very top of their website this week. This was the only major news website that featured the news about Deanna so prominently.  See below - taken from my iPad.  Source: The Guardian (Accessed 5-1-13) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/france Deanna lived in France for most of her life, and was married to French filmmaker Charles David...

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Deanna honored at Boot Hill (blog)

In the old west, cemeteries in the western United States were often known by the name "Boot Hill". The blog Boot Hill remembers all those associated with Western films, and honors them when they pass away. Though Deanna's only Western film was Can't Help Singing, she has nonetheless earned her place in Boot Hill.   Visit Deanna's spot here Boot Hill Graveyard in Tombstone, AZ (194...

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The Telegraph remembers Deanna

The Telegraph's  David Gritten pays tribute to Deanna here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10030616/Deanna-Durbin-the-public-flocked-to-her-films.html, and notes that she lived a long, full life – but the period of her success as a star lasted barely six years. ...

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Leonard Maltin remembers Deanna

Leonard Maltin wrote about Deanna today on his blog today http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/deanna-durbin ...

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NPR remembers Deanna

The May 1, 2013 edition of All Things Considered featured a tribute to Deanna, and played some clips of her movies and her singing. To listen to the segment, go to the NPR page here: http://www.npr.org/2013/05/01/180361641/actress-deanna-durbin-left-fame-success-behind-in-hollywood It's a wonderful tribute. I'm so delighted that she was remembered by NPR and All Things Considered. Thank you so muc...

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The Winnipeg Sun remembers Deanna

The Winnipeg Sun featured Deanna on the front of their news page today. She is fondly remembered as "Winnipeg's Sweetheart". Read the news piece here http://www.winnipegsun.com/ ...

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Deanna Durbin (1921-2013)

Variety has reported the passing of Deanna Durbin [Read Here] The New York Times remembers her as the "plucky" movie star of the Depression era [Read Here] Goodbye, Dean...

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