What is Nelson Eddy?
[[File:Nelson Eddy 1948.JPG|right|200px]] '''Nelson Ackerman Eddy''' (June 29, 1901 &ndash; March 6, 1967) was an American singer, baritone and actor. He appeared in 19 [[musical]] movies during the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. From 1939 to 1967, he was married to Ann Denitz Franklin. However, he was in a [[domestic partnership]] with [[Jeanette MacDonald]] at the same time. He starred with MacDonald in ''[[Naughty Marietta (movie)|Naughty Marietta]]'', ''[[Rose Marie (1936 movie)|Rose-Marie]]'', and ''[[Maytime (1937 movie)|Maytime]]''. Eddy died on March 6, 1967 in [[Palm Beach, Florida]] after having a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] while performing at a club, aged 65.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-nelson-eddy-19670307-story.html|title=From the Archives: Nelson Eddy Dies Following Stroke on Nightclub Stage|date=March 7, 1967|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons}} *{{IMDb name|248904|Nelson Eddy}} *[http://www.maceddy.com/ Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Home Page] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060813052036/http://www.reeljewels.com/eddy/ Nelson Eddy: The Baritone] *[http://www.maceddy.com/index.php?main_page=biography/ Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy Interactive Biography] *[http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=1077 Photographs and literature] {{DEFAULTSORT:Eddy, Nelson}} [[Category:1901 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:American silent movie actors]] [[Category:Singers from Rhode Island]] [[Category:Actors from Providence, Rhode Island]] {{US-actor-stub}}