Studio Portrait of Deanna Durbin
Singer and actress Deanna Durbin was one of the most popular young entertainers of the 1930s. Johnny remembered obtaining this portrait of his favorite starlet at the movie theater in Lake City.
MNHS 3D Collections 1993.146.12
Transcript
John: Deanna, where’s Deanna?
Interviewer: Oh there’s Deanna.
John: Deanna right there. She’s beautiful. She’s beautiful, and a beautiful actress too.
Interviewer: Was she your favorite?
John: Yes, she was my favorite I’d say. I bought that at the Lake City theater. I bought it one night there.
Interviewer: So they would sell promotional photos there (right, yes) of the stars?
John: Right, right.
Interviewer: But you would often go and see her movies.
John: Oh yes, I would always go to her movies if I had a chance and if I was free to go, I went.