This week marked a landmark ruling when a California appeals court threw out the lawsuit brought by beloved Hollywood icon Olivia De Havilland (pictured above, aged 101) over the way she was portrayed in the FX mini-series “Feud: Bette and Joan.” That very successful show, created by Ryan Murphy, aired in 2017 and was nominated for several awards. These…
Videos & Interviews
2015 Discussion of newfound documentation (starts at about 30:00 minutes into the video). The Darryl Winston TV Show (2008, unedited, in 5 parts) Part One: Part Two: Part Three: Part Four: Part Five:
Books
My books are available in softcover, some in Kindle ebooks. Check out my Amazon author’s page for ordering details. Thanks! Sharon Sweethearts…The definitive biography of the two stars and their tragic off-screen romance. Candid, straightforward and hence controversial, this book addresses every rumor about them and debunks once and for all the idea that they hated each other off-screen…or were…
Virtual book signings this week for the holidays!
Hello, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted here…glad to be back! Normally I would be in LA now for a MacDonald/Eddy book-signing holiday luncheon. Had to cancel (healing up an injured back) but want to carry on the tradition for those wanting signed copies of Sweethearts or my other books either for yourself or for holiday gifts. I will be happy to…
About
Sharon Rich is an author, film historian and lecturer. At age 10 she won a national writing award for a short story about the family cat. Her first book was published at age 19. Over the years she has also edited, annotated or ghost written dozens of books, penned Hollywood-related magazine articles and been a contributing editor for an opera…
My book “Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years” free today as an ebook!
Today Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years can be purchased as a Kindle book – for free! I just love it when Nelson and/or Jeanette hit a Best Seller list – where everyone can see them and new folks can discover them! Yay!!! And today, July 15, 2015, Nelson Eddy: The Opera Years is once again on Amazon’s Best Seller list!…
BREAKING NEWS! Nelson Eddy’s “I love you” letter to Jeanette MacDonald, Christmas 1935!
Here it is at last – the long lost letter is now ours! After all these decades and all the hundreds of original handwritten letters that were no doubt torn up or reportedly burned, one little ‘ol letter slipped through…and was just sold at auction. And what a letter! In it he calls Jeanette an “extravagant wretchess.” Just to clear…
Join me in Los Angeles June 28, 2015!
If you’re a fan of my books or a Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy fan, join me at a special luncheon/book signing on Sunday, June 28, at the Sportsmans Lodge Hotel at 12 noon. We will have additional surprise guests and it will be a very emotional meeting. I recommend you not miss it. Tickets available at the link.
A “Sweethearts” reader review…
Brenda forwarded this to me after she recommended that a friend read Sweethearts: “Brenda– Finished the book. Felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster. What a tragic love story and yet at the same time quite beautiful. I know how you felt about reading it at night. You just couldn’t seem to get it out of your head. …
An Excerpt from “Sweethearts”
Sweethearts: The timeless love affair on screen and off between Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy by Sharon Rich © 1994, 2001, 2014 by Sharon Rich ISBN: 978-0-9903230-0-6 (softcover) ISBN: 978-0-9923230-1-3 (ebook) (The following is an excerpt from Chapter One. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.) CHAPTER 1 October 17-22, 1943…