Nelson Eddy

Written by Cliff Aliperti and originally published on Immortal Ephemera

Nelson Eddy (1901-1967)

Providence, RI born baritone from a musical family who nonetheless had to drop out of high school and make his living outside of show business while singing on the side. He was a telephone operator, newspaper reporter, sold ads and wrote ad copy, but his passion was to sing. He began performing regularly in 1922, appearing in opera, concerts, and on the radio, not to be discovered by Hollywood until...