Sharon Rich will be a guest lecturer, answer questions and sign books as part of a Jeanette MacDonald – Nelson Eddy afternoon that also features a performance of “A Scandalous Affair,” the show based on Rich’s biography of the singing duo, Sweethearts. The show features the singing talents of Hallie Neill and Theodore Lambrinos and covers the highlights of the personal romance, careers and music that made MacDonald and Eddy the most famous singing team in movie history.

This special event is a fundraiser for the San Diego Women’s Club. Tickets and more information here.

This event will be broadcast live on the Internet via WebEx and folks from around the world can ask real-time questions during the Q&A segment.

We are nearly filled to capacity for the actual event so reserve your ticket at this link. Those interested in joining us via webinar can find details here.

As I noted previously on this blog, my youngest sister Julie Rich passed away very suddenly in August 2010.

On January 6, 2011, five months to the day after her death, we published the first of three books by Julie, Animal’s Best Friend – A Tribute. She was a world renowned pet communicator and I had been working with her last year to compile and publish her first book. Sadly, I had to finish up the project without her but our mother and my sister Arlene worked with me. To her writings we added a biographical chapter with color pictures from the family scrapbooks.

If you are a pet lover and/or want to read more about our childhoods, the book is available exclusively at Amazon.com.

Details here.

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I am sad to report that my beloved youngest sister, Julie Rich, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2010. She had gone into the hospital for some tests and I flew to Florida to be with her the day she was admitted. We had four full days together to talk and be together until after a battery of tests, she suddenly died of a pulmonary embolism with her loved ones gathered around her.

Some of you will remember Julie from the early years of my Jeanette and Nelson research. This is when we still all lived in Los Angeles. She used to help me out and attended some of the Mac/Eddy meetings. She also went tramp-tramp-tramping with me one night in a Ventura, CA graveyard as we were checking headstones based on a tip I had received earlier that day at a book signing. Yes, we were driving back from Ventura and just had to stop and investigate.

Julie became famous as a pet communicator and was known world-wide as  “Aunt Julie.” I have posted more info about her passing on her Facebook page and there are many tributes there to her achievements.

She was also an excellent graphic designer and she designed the striking book covers for the Jeanette MacDonald Autobiography and The Rosary as well as the “Mac/Eddy Today” compilation volumes.

Please understand that I will be canceling all public appearances for the near future.  Thank you for your good wishes.

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Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy chandelier from "Maytime" hangs today in the Mishler Theater, Altoona, PA

March 13, 2010, 8 pm. Mishler Theatre, Altoona, PA.  Sharon Rich will be a featured guest and sign books after a  performance of “A Scandalous Affair”, the musical based on the book Sweethearts. This performance is a fundraiser for the theatre. Tickets are $35. Website here and ticket info here. NOTE: The Mishler Theatre has the original chandelier used in the move Maytime.

Read a newspaper article about this event here.