User:Imstill39/Michael Bartlett

Michael Bartlett
from the film Sweethearts (1938)
Born
Edwin Alonzo Bartlett

(1901-08-23)August 23, 1901
DiedFebruary 3, 1978(1978-02-03) (aged 76)
Resting placeNorth Cemetary, Oxford, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Tenor, film star, opera, Broadway, radio, concerts, and recitals
Parent(s)Edwin N. Bartlett
Grace (Davidson) Bartlett

Michael Bartlett (August 23, 1901 – March 6, 1967) 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 with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world.[1]


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  1. ^ Larsen, Dave. "Nelson Eddy." Los Angeles: Los Angeles Times, April 7, 1967.
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