Sharon Rich
Encyclopedia
Sharon Rich has written eight books and edited and written over sixty magazine articles about 1930s singing stars Jeanette MacDonald
and Nelson Eddy
. She was close friends for many years with Jeanette's older sister, actress Blossom Rock
(aka Marie Blake). Along with interviewing hundreds of people, Rich had access to many collections of private letters, Eddy’s personal scrapbooks, diary entries, FBI files and MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography.
She is considered by many to be the leading authority on MacDonald and Eddy in the world. "Sweethearts" (2001) was a selection of the Entertainment Book Club. In 1994 she was a guest speaker at the American Film Institute
in Washington, D.C.
In 1995 she was awarded a Dame of Merit by the Knights of Malta for her contribution to History and Literature.
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy...
and Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Ackerman Eddy was an American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred...
. She was close friends for many years with Jeanette's older sister, actress Blossom Rock
Blossom Rock
Edith Marie Blossom MacDonald , also known or credited as Blossom Rock, Blossom MacDonald or Marie Blake, was an American actress of stage and television...
(aka Marie Blake). Along with interviewing hundreds of people, Rich had access to many collections of private letters, Eddy’s personal scrapbooks, diary entries, FBI files and MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography.
She is considered by many to be the leading authority on MacDonald and Eddy in the world. "Sweethearts" (2001) was a selection of the Entertainment Book Club. In 1994 she was a guest speaker at the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
in Washington, D.C.
In 1995 she was awarded a Dame of Merit by the Knights of Malta for her contribution to History and Literature.
Books
- The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay, new introduction by Sharon Rich, comments by MacDonald and Eddy (2005)
- Jeanette MacDonald Autobiography: The Lost ManuscriptJeanette MacDonald Autobiography: The Lost ManuscriptJeanette MacDonald Autobiography: The Lost Manuscript, Annotated by Sharon Rich“Perhaps the most unbelievable note I ever received backstage was between the second and third act of [the opera] Romeo and Juliet. It read: ‘Please sing “The Indian Love Call” during the next intermission.’”So writes...
(2004) - Jeanette MacDonald: The Irving Stone LettersJeanette MacDonald: The Irving Stone LettersJeanette MacDonald: The Irving Stone Letters is a book of personal love letters written by 1930s movie star Jeanette MacDonald, annotated by Sharon Rich. It was published by Bell Harbour Press in 2002....
(2002) - Nelson Eddy: The Opera YearsNelson Eddy: The Opera YearsNelson Eddy: The Opera Years is a biography by Sharon Rich, with a chapter featuring Jeanette MacDonald's opera career.Before he became a movie star, Nelson Eddy was an opera star...
(2001) - Sweethearts, updated edition (2001)
- Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy: Interactive CD-ROM Biography (2000)
- Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair On-screen and Off Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy (1994)
- Farewell to Dreams (co-author) (1978)
- Jeanette MacDonald: A Pictorial Treasury (1973)