Mr. and Mrs. Gene Raymond
(Jeanette), & Norma Shearer
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Gene and Jeanette attending South Pacific
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Jeanette and her mother
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Jeanette
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The Firefly
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To
her many "True Loyal Fans" who
keep the spirit of Jeanette's torch burning brightly by sending
pictures, stories, memories, songs, lyrics, and other treasured gifts to us,
our Beloved Golden Diva's website has become a great Tribute!
There is still more to do and to come. We send our heartfelt thank you to
everyone who has been so generous with their donations. With your love
and support to honor our lovely Jeanette, this website shall continue
to blossom, bringing the best of the Golden Angel.
August 15, 2011, our beloved President of Jeanette's
Fan Club, The JMIFC, gave her sweet farewells and like
Jeanette closed her eyes for eternal peace.
In 1961, Jeanette hand-picked
Clara to be the president of her fan club to carry on her legacy.
We know Jeanette is so proud of her, for Clara did this to the last
beat of her heart.
For the past 46 years there were only two
people who knew the real story about Jeanette and Gene, and they
were Clara and Tessa. Gia and I cannot even begin express the
wonderful nine years of friendship talking with Clara and Tessa, visiting them
in Topeka, and listening to the hundreds of stories they told us.
What a joy it was when Clara handed me Jeanette's autobiography and
her recipe collection she had collected over the years. To see
with my own eyes Jeanette's handwriting, and the funny notes she
penned on the margins. It was just like yesterday that they
graciously opened their home and hearts to us and lavished upon us
the many beautiful belongings of Jeanette and Gene.
Clara was a real giant, a true, gallant lady who
stood taller than all others when it came to Jeanette. It was
Clara that started and ran the Clan Clave every year for four
decades to celebrate Jeanette. This was not easy for her to
do. As a school teacher she had to finish school and then she
and Tessa would get into their car packed with trunks and boxes of
Jeanette and make the annual trek to Los Angeles to celebrate with
hundreds of True Loyal Fans from around the world, sharing with them
memorable moments that would last a life-time. To this day, we
receive letters and emails from members who attended the Clan Clave
praising the magnificent job their JMIFC President did.
We would like to share this
personal moment with all of you, Gia and I just got off the
telephone with Tessa and the President of the JMIFC asked us to tell
all of you, "Clara loved all of the members of the JMIFC and JMFC
and to the very end loved Jeanette and Gene. Please send my
love to all of the JMFC fans and let them know they are in my heart
and prayers. As we have done for more than eight decades
celebrate the beautiful life of Jeanette MacDonald, I am proud to
join in with the hundreds of fans and celebrate the Jeanette's
Number 1 fan and friend, and my dearest friend, Clara Rhoades."
We thank you Clara, we thank you
for forty-two years of giving us the best of Jeanette, we thank you
for the only voice who could speak the truth about Jeanette's life,
and we thank you for being you--the leader of the greatest fan club
in the world all these years. God Bless you and now you can
join Jeanette and Gene forever. We will continue what you
asked us to do--keep Jeanette's Light shining bright.
Your Friends and Hosts of JMFC
Gio and Gia
Clara Rhoades was a great
lady and friend. Her strong leadership qualities and gracious heart
were just a couple reasons why I wanted her to be the President of my
fan club. When she decided she would, she told me she would to
it to her last breath. You all know her, and you know her word
was always golden. She kept it to the very end. There will never be
another Clara.
As the world knows, Jeanette handpicked Clara Rhoades in 1961 to be the
President of her Fan Club; something no one else in the world can
say. What Jeanette and Gene told Clara on what to do in running the
Jeanette MacDonald International Fan Club is still locked in her
heart, where their wishes have been kept safely guarded all these years.
During the past years, Clara and Tessa have honored the JMFC Website by
periodically posting their Articles, Comments, and Thoughts, which
all of Jeanette's True Loyal Fans have delighted in (your
emails have shown this). Like many of Jeanette's fans know, the
two Presidents still love your support, and more importantly, are
steadfast in always giving you the real truth like only they can!
We can't predict the future; but, we here at the JMFC will be thrilled
for any future postings they send us about our Golden Diva.
These two Giant Jeanette Pillars of Trust have held in check for
more than four decades: idle gossip, fantasy wishing, false and
fictitious tales, and hearsay money-venture seekers.
We are forever indebted to them, and do realize that time weighs heavy
on one with each passing day. And with this thought, we send them
our love and appreciation, and thank them for all they have given the
world, the JMFC, and to their Beautiful Jeanette.
Gia and I are proud to say we, too, are members of the JMIFC.
Gia and Gio> Hosts of the JMFC/JMDD
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< SPECIAL
REVIEW on JEANETTE, 1927>
Posted in
the
THE
HARVARD CRIMSON
THE AYE'S HAVE IT AT
THE WILBUR
"Yes, Yes, Yvette"
Succeeds "No, No, Nanette, as Another Typical and Musical Comedy.
(WGN Medical News Report Link (October 16, 2006) proves that
JMIFC has been right all these years about the impossibility for Blossom to
have ever been able to speak about Jeanette after she had her stroke and had
aphasia.
The question
everyone asks is--where was the tape recorder. There were miniature,
portable tape recorders in the early 1960s. Seeing that writers and
real journalists employ these devices when interviewing a person, one would
think that this would have been done with any interview Blossom gave! But we
have not seen or heard of any such tapes. If there was, it would put
many issues to rest of anyone purporting Blossom spoke reams about many
private parts of her sister, Jeanette's life. When we ask for these
tapes, all we get is dead silence. As far a the whole world knows,
there has never been any tapes available to the public for literature
support for statements puts forth in books, journals or net postings to help
one believe that Blossom ever spoke to anyone about Jeanette. If one
was to take it one step further, why would Blossom give a "tell all" to a
nobody, no matter how old or young, instead of to a national magazine who
would have paid a nice price for this "supposedly special "Exclusive" story?
It is not the
first time there have been "made-up" stories. Just in the past few
years we have seen Pulitzer Prize recipients for journalistic reporting
called on the journalistic carpet to defend their stories, only to be proven
fakes. There have been fakes throughout the ages, and there are still
well and alive today. So, to all of those who wish us to believe the
fables they write about Jeanette, start with the TAPES of Blossom first.
Without these tapes for proof, there is nothing else believable, even if
they claim they may have hundred's of tapes of other people.
As for
Wikipedia, this site that has been proven not to be accurate or factual, and many falsehoods posted there.
Anyone may posted statements which are basis
or use any source in printed. However, when the sources they use
for support are not supported themselves, it winds up in a vicious cycle.
One fable chasing another fable, until it snowballs into a bottomless pit,
where the real truth has been buried, and only a rash of writing that anyone
can makeup using other unsupported materials continues to rear their
incorrect fairy tales.
There was a fairy
tale that was placed out in the public that we were suppose to believe.
It was just one of hundreds, but in trying to keep the record correct -- for
further indication that Clara and Tessa have always been correct, G.D.
Hamann blog posted an article stating exactly where Jeanette was during her
concert tours, and how another "so-called" source reported she was
elsewhere is very questionable. It is also interesting to know that Jeanette
dislike flying, especially back then. If our fans keep in mind, this
article was written when these stars were alive, you will notice it states
they were at least 350 miles apart. If this was not true, both
Jeanette and Nelson would have set the record correct immediately.
Seeing it never happened, they never had to, proving we only hear fairy
tales after they have passed on. It is sad to think Jeanette is being
used to make a buck for others. Nevertheless, Jeanette's True Loyal
Fans know better, and keep on asking -- "Where are the Blossom's tapes
talking about Jeanette?"
"1/1/1940 EHE Harrison Carroll
Hundreds of fans are writing Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, begging the
stars to give at least one joint concert when they go on their singing tours
in February after New Moon is finished.
Unfortunately, this can't be arranged, not this year. Both Jeanette and
Nelson are booked completely and, never at any time during their tours,
are they closer than 350 miles to each other.
Looking at it commercially, there would be no point to a joint concert,
anyway. Appearing alone, the stars sell out every performance."
We will continue
to respond to all of your comments on this issue, and post when we have
real, concrete facts, not just fairy tales.
The beauty and grace of Jeanette still lives strong today around
the world. She was more than the greatest singer, the most
beautiful woman, a true artist in every way--she was also a true,
devoted, loving Queen to all of her fans. Jeanette cherished her
adoring fans and made every effort to bring joy to them personally,
whenever and wherever she went. She welcomed them with open arms
at her concerts, social events, and yes--by writing to them.
JMFC has written about her many different
times, and by all of the JMFC's fans gracious emails, there is no doubt
that Jeanette is still the Queen they love the most. We know she
would have been thrilled how you have continued to visit this website
devoted to her and if she was with us, would have told you herself right
here. We know this because her two Greatest fans, Clara and Tessa,
the presidents of the JMIFC would have been right at her side telling
her how you love her, as they tell us.
June was a very important month for our
Golden Diva. She was born in June, met her true sweetheart, Gene
in June, and she married her beloved in June. Yes, June is a great month
for all of her True Loyal Fans to have a magnificent reason to
celebrate. So, let's do that! Let us join hands from around
the globe and make this June the best time of our lives.
TESSA AND CLARA HAVE BEEN JEANETTE'S TWO GREAT PILLARS OF
STRENGTH AS PRESIDENTS OF THE "JEANETTE MacDONALD INTERNATIONAL FAN
CLUB" FOR MORE THAN 5 DECADES, WHICH WE KNOW JEANETTE WOULD BE PROUD.
See
What William Holden, Randolph Scott, Jack Hawkins,
Jean Arthur, Loretta Young, Rosalind
Russell, Irene Dunne,
Ann Todd, Greta Garbo, and other
actors Said or Did...
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What Two Great
Stars Felt About Our Jeanette ...
Jane Powell:"Her role model and favorite actress is the lyrical soprano/actress,
Jeanette MacDonald."
Kathryn Grayson: "Kathryn and
Jeanette MacDonalddid become great friends. Jeanette became a
mentor and an older sister figure for Kathryn." Source: IMBD
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G.D. Hamann's Blog --
"Every Day Something New and
Exciting!"
Mr. Hamann's sends his gracious words to the JMFC...
"Thank you for your kind words about
the blog, and thanks for making the link. The next time Jeanette
MacDonald makes the rounds on the blog, there should be a fair amount of
new material in it, if I get lucky, there will be enough so that I can
finally do a separate volume for Jeanette MacDonald In the 40's
which means she'll show up twice as often. Yours, G.D. Hamann"
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