edna mae durbin, known as deanna durbin (december 4, 1921 – april 17, 2013), was a canadian actress and singer. she was in a number of musical movies in the 1930s and 1940s, singing standards and operatic arias. her first movie was in 1936 with judy garland in "every sunday". she was born in manitoba, canada, 4 december 1921 but has lived near paris since she married charles david in 1950. durbin's death was announced on april 30, 2013 in paris, france from unknown causes, aged 91. according to her social security numbers, durbin died on april 17.