He called the arm withered. I later read press reports stating that she broke her arm at a young age and it healed incorrectly. (Getty Images), The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. She like so many other young classical singers of her generation looked to Jeanette MacDonald as a trailblazer and inspiration. David died in 1999. Cotton describes the whole event in his book in such a contrived way that, I felt anyway, that something had indeed happened. By the time she and David married, Durbin was completing a near total retreat from the public eye. Additionally, she wasnt happy with the direction her career was taking. May 3, 2013 @ (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820949.cms, The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946, and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Durbin passed away "a few days ago", her son Peter H. David told the NYT. Deanna Durbin, a singing child movie star of the 1930s who became one of the world's highest paid actresses before turning her back on stardom, has died at the age of 91. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820943.cms, Durbin shared a special Juvenile Award with Mickey Rooney at the 1938 Oscars for their "significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth". Joanne, that is awesome that you corresponded with her. 3:15 pm. Durbin's husband of over 48 years, Charles David, died in Paris on March 1, 1999. But over the years she very kindly did autograph photos sent to her by mail by her fans. Soon after, she signed a contract with Universal, changed her name to Deanna, and was cast in a series of musical comedies, reports Variety. The former child star, married Charles David, who directed her in the 1945 film "Lady on a Train," in 1951 and together they had one son, Peter. They were married on June 13, 1945. Unlike Greta Garbo, whose mystique remained basically intact following her Deanna Durbin dies at 91: One of the top stars of Hollywoods studio era (photo: Deanna Durbin in Ill Be Yours) According to Hollywood lore, teen star Deanna Durbin saved Universal Pictures from Deanna Durbin, a star whose songs and smile made her one of the biggest box office draws of Hollywoods Golden Age with fans that included Winston Churchill, has died. Shes wearing flowers at her midriff although its very early in her pregnancy. Films include: Gems of Song - 1949 Up in Central Park - 1948 Something in the Wind - 1947 I'll Be Yours Last time I saw Deanna she didnt look too plump but I havent seen her since I returned and they tell me she has gained at least five pounds. He indicated that she died "a few days ago," but provided no other details. maceddy Her MGM career ended suddenly, however, when Schumann-Heink, who was to play herself as an adult in the movie about her life, died at 75 and the studio did not pick up Ms. Durbins option. I could never buy her marriage to Felix and how easily he relinquished complete custody to Deanna and never paid any kind of support. 9:04 pm. In 1946, Ms. Durbins salary of $323,477 from Universal made her the second-highest-paid woman in America, just $5,000 behind Bette Davis. Then during His Butlers Sister, she seemed so happy and relaxed in her performance. Remembering sisters Jeanette MacDonald and Blossom Rock today. Musical Film. We know that Jeanette, for example, confided in her later years to Miliza Korjus and others how she now agonized over choices she had made in her thirties. I next took a look at Joseph Cottens autobiography entitled Vanity Will Get You Somewhere. I assure her that many people who asked me to convey messages of affection were not even born when she quit movies. It was really a way for the nation to thank Chaplin for his years of entertainment as a artist and to apologize for exiling him during the communist witch-hunt era when he was accused of being a Russian-sympathizer-anti-America villain (this man who had tirelessly raised bonds for the Allies during WWI and had the courage to make an anti-Hitler film in 1940 when everyone was afraid to touch that subject). Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-bornscreenstar of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. I dont think that Durbin lived in seclusion after she moved to France she lived privately, and theres a big difference. Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin Society newsletter. The actress had remained out of the public eye ever since. On April 30, 2013, a newsletter published by the Deanna Durbin Society reported that Durbin died "in the past few days", quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. In fact, Brownie received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound Recording for Phantom (but only won for a 1939 film, When Tomorrow Comes). According to Pats friend, Deannas father told her that Joseph Cotten was the father of his granddaughter, Deannas first child. Deanna Edna Mae Durbin: Birthdate: December 04, 1921: Birthplace: Winnipeg, Division No. George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 - May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. Lenore did not want to fly, sail, or even travel by train, and whenever she could avoid these modes of transportation she stayed home. 1:28 am. Durbin walked away and never went back, and had a life, a real life, not one based on illusory fame, not one based on chasing the Bitch Goddess. You could see the fond childhood memories reflecting on their faces as the camera panned around. Cate, thank you for your comments here. In Paris on December 21, 1950, shortly after her 29th birthday, Deanna Durbin married Charles David, the producer-director of both French and American pictures who had guided her through Lady on a Train (1945). This made me immediately think that there definitely was something between them. And, if this Deanna Durbin Joseph Cotten affair didnt take off in 1943, what about later on? In addition to Peter, her son from her marriage to David, Ms. Durbin had a daughter, Jessica, from her second marriage. In a newsletter, the Deanna Durbin Society said Ms. Durbin died "a few days ago," quoting her son, Peter H. David, who thanked her admirers for respecting her privacy. Her son. By Warren Boroson April 30, 2010, 6:22 pm. Shortly afterward she moved to Universal, shepherded there by Rufus Le Maire, a former MGM executive who had switched his allegiance to the rival studio. She soon had a stage name, Deanna Durbin, and was making $300 a week under contract to Universal. I am also a devoted fan of Jeanette and Nelson. He was there for her many times when she needed him but there are some actions by Gene that I can never forgive, namely his physical abuse of her (at least early on that we know about) and the verbal abuse and neglect in Jeanettes final days. He let them go and they drove off. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin; her British parents moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Los Angeles when she was 2 years old, and she was discovered while still in junior high school. Producer A.C. Lyles, 94, was working at Paramount when Durbin turned into a major, major attraction for Universal., She was a charming and talented lady, he said Wednesday, an amazing star with great talent.. Villagers in Neauphle reported seeing Durbin from time to time at the post office or dry cleaner but, at her request, maintained a strict code of silence about their famous resident. Deanna later publicly blamed their divorce on their mutual utter boredom. No other details were given. They may have been impressed with my success. but my fans were the parents, many of whom could not cope with their own youngsters. Didnt know how to write checks or balance a bank account, that sort of thing. The picture scampers along most cheerily, the New York Times said, its gaiety is contagious, its humor infectious. Durbin, fans and film critics noted, held the picture together by winning over viewers with her wholesome, animated charm. I learned from reading your books to watch Jeanette and Nelson during each picture in which you would describe what was going on in their relationship. No other details were given. Strange because I am 68 years old and watched all the old movies on TV when I was growing up, but then Universal held up Deannas movies for so long that I had only seen Lady on A Train, which I loved. They had a son together, Peter, and Deanna dropped out of show business altogether, never to return. This has nothing to do with having a swelled ego or whether you earn money for your work or not. Shirley Temple explains that naivete well, I think, in her autobiography. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Here is part of his letter to her: catebar44 Universal picked her up and after two films there, Three Smart Girls (1936) and 100 Men and a Girl (1937), Deanna was an overnight international movie star. 1 of 4. He left Deanna, moved to New York and their separation was formally announced on January 5, 1948. After an actors agent saw 14-year-old Edna Mae sing in a neighborhood show, she was quickly signed to MGM for $56 a week. Music is universal, uplifting and transcends language and cultural barriers. The musical actress was one of the most popular and highest-paid young stars in the 1930s. But there was only room for one girl talent at MGM, and Edna Mae was shuffled off the lot. At 25, Durbin was the second highest-paid woman in America behind her fellow actress Bette Davis, according to the New York Times, and her fan club ranked as the world's largest during her active years. She spoke of the Deanna persona in the third person, and considered the film character Deanna Durbin to be a by-product of her youth and not her true identity., Deanna herself told film historian David Shipman: I did not hate show business. The following year Deanna married producer/director Charles David (he directed her in 1945's excellent Lady on a Train) and moved with him to France. The announcement of her death was made by her son, Peter H. David, in her official fan newsletter. Deanna Durbin (Edna Mae Durbin) was born on 4 December, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a Soundtrack, Actress. May she rest in peace and sing with the angels. Ive gained weight. From 1936 to 1942, Ms. Durbin was everyones intrepid kid sister or spunky daughter, a wholesome, radiant, can-do girl who in a series of wildly popular films was always fixing the problems of unhappy adults. Senator from California, the first notable American . Deanna Durbin, a Winnipeg-born screen star of the 1930s and 1940s, has died, according to her son Peter H. David. Bernard Brown had similar praise for and enjoyed recording Deanna Durbin during her movie career and he also received Oscar nominations for four of her films: That Certain Age, Spring Parade, His Butlers Sister and Lady on a Train. It may be the second to last day of Comic Con, but things are far from slowing down. Cotton also mentioned in his book how much he admired Deanna for her character and integrity. Embarrassment expanded to humiliation, and humiliation exploded into anger. (The year of this incident was not specified.) But many adult movie stars who spend years in Hollywood floundered once they left it. Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin, December 4, 1921 - April 2013) was a Canadian singer and actress, who appeared in a number of musical films in the 1930s and 1940s singing standards as well as operatic arias. She was discovered by an MGM casting director searching Los Angeles singing schools for someone to portray the opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink as a child. Brownie felt Nelsons voice had never been captured accurately at MGM and also, they always had to turn him down to compensate for anyone that he sang with. David announced her death through a fan newsletter,. Nowtoday as I sit here remembering her wonderful films I have to wonder about that second marriage of hers. The Deanna Durbin Society, based in England, did not report a date or cause of death. She smiles, too much of a realist to be surprised. I do my own shopping, bring up my two children and sing an hour every day., According to her Wikipedia entry (at this writing), in her later years Durbin made it known that she did not like the Hollywood studio system. In that 1937 musical comedy Durbin stars as Patricia Cardwell, whose father (Adolphe Menjou) is one of 100 musicians unable to find a job. The next presidential race will be driven by more money than ever before-and the Gop is already besting the Dems' fundraising. Maybe even to abundantsurely attendees George W. Bush said after bin Laden's killing that he wanted to stay out of the public eye. I personally think she was acting like a woman in love in Cant Help Singing and Lady on a Train. Take a look at that moment on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHgg1GUNlo. I loved your article about Deanna Durbin. Throughout her career, she would perform everything from operatic arias to popular songs. I hope their life together was more than just contented. Thats where I would place the Jeanette Gene marriage, for the most part. This movie was a major shift where she displayed some raw emotion. Writing in the Biographical Dictionary of Film, David Thomson said Pasternak appears to have grasped that Durbin was a rarity: a true teenage star, pretty, cheerful, clean and tuneful. Invalid memorial. Dresses, dolls, ski suits and hats were marketed in her name. Many of the films were Depression fairy tales in which Ms. Durbin won over or defeated silly rich people with the help of butlers, cooks and chauffeurs, who often risked their jobs to aid her. The following year Deanna went on suspension for about four months, settling only when she was allowed to take control over her films directors, stories and songs. Copyright 2022 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. According to Pat, her friend had nursed Deannas father at some point in his final years or days. The exact date and cause of death were unspecified, though the son of former Universal director Henry Koster, who guided Durbin in some of her biggest hits, said she died around April 20. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. In 1938 there was a nationwide search to choose the young man who would give Ms. Durbin her first screen kiss in the movie First Love. (Robert Stack was the actor chosen.) What I particularly like about Durbins voice is its range, and her ability to adapt her voice to the song hearing her sing, for instance, You wanna keep your baby looking right, or, better yet, Spring will be a little late this year, one couldnt imagine that this woman could sing grand opera so many opera singers have tried to sing popular songs and always sound like an opera singer singing a popular song, but not Durbin. Alias confirmed: Nelson and Jeanette Randall?! Edna Mae Durbin was born on Dec. 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in Southern California, where she studied singing. . Yes, you should treasure her letters. . No comments were ever recorded after that, but I presume they settled into a contented life together. Yes, I said. Mr. David died in 1999, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. She replied that I was wrong, and went on with an earful of trite reasonsfree speech, duty to the reading public, etc. Former child star Deanna Durbin has died at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She is an adorable baby with her bee-stung lips. Capitalising on her fame, Universal cast Durbin in a series of musical movies including "That Certain Age" and "Mad About Music" which made the actress with the sweet soprano voice into one of Hollywood's most popular stars. (Getty Images) See more of : Deanna Durbin 04 / 6 Read Less, Capitalising on her fame, Universal cast Durbin in a series of musical movies i Read More, Capitalising on her fame, Universal cast Durbin in a series of musical movies including "That Certain Age" and "Mad About Music" which made the actress with the sweet soprano voice into one of Hollywood's most popular stars. No specific details were given. I approached him for an interview since he had worked with Nelson Eddy on Phantom of the Opera. The marriage lasted two years. Others had always attended to the grunge work of life. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. In 1945, Durbin made "Lady on a Train" directed by Charles David, whom she married five years later. May 2, 2013 @ Durbin's death was initially reported by her son, Peter H. David, in the Deanna Durbin. The complete series is available on DVD Falcon 9 is SpaceX's flagship rocket, and a great leap forward for President Obama's plans to diversify the space industry (video of launch below). I was a young, healthy, full-blooded American and had achieved a certain amount of fame, which of course made it easier. She was 91. She was 91. It would ruin the image, she told Robert Shipman in Films and Filming magazine in 1983. In 1946, Ms. Durbins salary of $323,477 from Universal made her the second-highest-paid woman in America, just $5,000 behind Bette Davis. He badly mismanaged her affairs and after she fired him she learned what had been going on behind her back. So if the above indeed was her thinking, such casting and plot revision would have been unworkable for her. Below are two pictures of little Jessica and also a shot from her first birthday. Deanna Durbin was born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. 8 Comments, God made me a singer, and I just sang. Deanna Durbin. Now that is revealing. In movie after movie Ms. Durbins character found a way to help the struggling grown-ups in her life: reuniting her divorced parents, persuading the conductor Leopold Stokowski to help her out-of-work musician father, cajoling a stranger into becoming her father for a day. They were best buds and socialized together well. She toned down her bubbly personality onscreen as she got older but her sincerity and enthusiasm was always there, at least until those last films made after her daughters birth. Nevertheless, she seemed happy and carefree during the filming of Cant Help Singing. As soon as she could, she gave it up.. When she was a star she behaved like a star, and played ball with the publicity boys. Deanna and Felix separated soon after and divorced in 1949. Anne Frank & Deanna Durbin. But Deanna Durbin a world-famous young movie actress during the 1930s and 1940s managed to do it right. I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. No other details were given. In a subsequent report, the Associated Press quoted a family friend who said Durbin had died on or about April 20. In movie after movie Ms. Durbins character found a way to help the struggling grown-ups in her life: reuniting her divorced parents, persuading the conductor Leopold Stokowski to help her out-of-work musician father, cajoling a stranger into becoming her father for a day. She had custody of Jessica, he was ordered to repay some monies hed borrowed from her and their pre-nup had them both keeping their own individual incomes. Everyone in her life had betrayed her even her sisters husband who mismanaged her money. When she slaps John Dalls face and says Im insanely jealous, one gets a glimpse of the very sophisticated comedy actress she could have been. This marriage was happy and they were together 50 years until Charles David died in 1999. That Jackson would just leave Deanna six months after baby Jessicas birth and walk away from his without even fighting for joint custody well, that was very telling. Deanna Durbin with her son Peter David Old Hollywood Glamour Golden Age Of Hollywood Deanna Durbin Musical Film Old Movie Stars Babe Celebrity Families She Movie Judy Garland More information . Durbin later wryly called her image that of Little Miss Fix-It Who Bursts Into Song. Often, they were in the light classical or classical vein, such as Alleluia (Mozart) or Brindisi (Verdi), both sung in 100 Men and a Girl, one of her most popular films. (Getty Images) He used her as a beaming social worker to unhappy adults and such balm proved very efficacious just before and in the early years of the war.. Maybe she didnt think the DNA test was that important, she certainly looked like Clark, and perhaps she (and her family) didnt need and money for royalties, if that were in fact still a reality. (Getty Images), /celebs/international/reclusive-hollywood-actress-deanna-durbin-dies-at-91/eventshow/19820950.cms, Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. I could never believe that my contemporaries were my fans. Her own problems began when she outgrew the role that had brought her fame. You cant hide that kind of light under a bushel, he wrote. Then he writes a paragraph that I dont fully understand; was he just angry at Hedda Hopper who next morning reported the supposed studio tryst? My favourite anecdotes about Durbin concern Cant Help Singing, and I do hope theyre true when the costume designer (Walter Plunkett?) And returning to Jeanette and Nelson again we have read all the warm and fuzzy letters and conversations from the 1940s about their having a child together and what a wonderful child it would be, etc., etc.But realistically, I dont know how Nelson would have dealt with his child being raised with Gene Raymond as the father of record. . No other details were given. I could see the wariness in Naughty Marietta and the closeness of Sweethearts and so forth. Today I did some research about the 1943 film that Deanna made with Joseph Cotten. Durbin passed away "a few days ago",. She made her name playing the ideal teenage daughter in "Three Smart Girls" in 1936 and in its profitable follow-up the next year, "One Hundred Men and a Girl", which was credited with saving Universal studios from bankruptcy. Her sweet soprano voice made a success of many of the films, and she was credited with saving Universal from bankruptcy in the 1930s. We were on a first name basis. The actress was born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, Canada, but moved to California with her British-born parents when she was young. She was 91. To my surprise, there was much speculation to be found on whether Durbin and Cotten had had even a brief affair during the filming. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died "a few days ago", thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. Durbin's son, Peter H. David, was quoted in the "Deanna Durbin Society" newsletter saying his mother had passed away several days ago, but he did not provide any other details about her death. She was independent and a bit controlling in her personal life. Her son Peter H. David was quoted as telling The Deanna Durbin Society newsletter that the actress died 'a few days ago', thanking her admirers for respecting her privacy. Third husband of singer and actress Deanna Durbin. I dont think by this time in her career she felt comfortable and nurtured like she had been in the past. In the afternoon there was always a break for tea and sandwiches. Frankly, I dont know how Loretta Young could live with herself lying to her daughter Judy all those years about being her birth mother and also about Clark Gable being the father. If Id had other previous romances I might not of married the first man I was permitted to go out alone with and to see. Ms. Durbin was quickly handed to Joe Pasternak, who produced her first 10 movies, and to Henry Koster, who directed six of them: Three Smart Girls, One Hundred Men and a Girl, Three Smart Girls Grow Up, First Love, Spring Parade and It Started With Eve.. About the same time, in 1936, she began singing on Eddie Cantors popular weekly radio program. Her husband is Charles David (21 December 1950 - 1 March 1999) ( his death) ( 1 child), Felix Jackson (13 June 1945 - 8 November 1950) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Vaughn Paul (18 April 1941 - 14 December 1943) ( divorced . Below, Deanna receiving her Oscar from Edgar Bergen. By 1940 Deanna had successfully made the transition on film from cute kid to young adult. May 3, 2013 @ In the early days, I saw the Mac/Eddy films out of sequence, would notice a few things and then ask Blossom and/or others what was going on behind the scenes. Durbin rarely gave interviews but did send reporters a letter in 1958, in which she said she was "never happy making pictures. From 1936 to 1938, she also was singing with Eddie Cantors radio show, and her vocal coach urged a career in opera, but she opted instead for films. He was also found guilty of fathering a child out of wedlock when blood tests proved he was not the father. Deanna Durbin, a singer-actress who, as a child star, became one of the biggest box-office . (Durbin was on her way to the divorce court during the filming of Hers to Hold. She was one of the last really legitimate movie stars from the 1930s who was still with us, film historian Alan K. Rode told The Times on Wednesday. She is Deanna Durbin - one of the best-loved of all stars. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as Edna Mae Durbin, she was first signed by MGM in 1935. It was never easy for a woman in the limelight to balance the career and personal happiness. But she never enjoyed that part of her life. Her pictures after the baby was born beginning with Something in the Wind revealed an unhappy Deanna who became more mechanical in her roles. A year later he obviously felt appeased when Judy Garland became a superstar with The Wizard of Oz (1939). We know that from the Jeanette and Nelson story that wily Hopper knew much of the behind-the-scenes goings on and that included Jeanettes 1938 pregnancy and miscarriage. No other details . Durbin had previously been married to assistant . She was wearing a ring on her left hand covered with tape which could be seen when dancing with Franchot Tone. What I think saddens me about Deanna Durbin is that she never was able to have that experience, to have that group hug. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. She was 91. She was considered a snob by some people, but I think she just chose her friends carefully.We lived our own lives and were together whenever possible. How could anybody really think that I was going to spend the rest of my life with a man I found I didnt love, just for the sake of an image?. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Managed by: Eva Diem: Last Updated: 11:16 pm. May 4, 2013 @ And Durbins first screen kiss with Robert Stack in the 1939 Cinderella story First Love generated international headlines. They sort of adopted me as their perfect daughter., In the letter, which was excerpted in some newspapers, she also wrote: I was never happy making pictures. Read Less, She made her name playing the ideal teenage daughter in "Three Smart Girls" in Read More, She made her name playing the ideal teenage daughter in "Three Smart Girls" in 1936 and in its profitable follow-up the next year, "One Hundred Men and a Girl", which was credited with saving Universal studios from bankruptcy. Durbins survivors include her daughter, Jessica Jackson, and her son, Peter H. David. She was given a special miniature 1938 Academy Award for her significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.. After moving to France in 1949 and settling outside Paris in the village of Neauphle-le-Chteau, Ms. Durbin devoted most of her time to keeping her home, cooking and raising her children. She didnt want/need the money but she sure would have appreciated developing a close bond with her blood-relative brother. Could this also be a little inner guilt because she was still seeing Cotton, a married man? judoo As far as I could see, or would let myself see, she was a completely happy wife and a very busy hostess. Nelson Eddy was the last one out of the church, as the newsreel footage shows, plus he was comforted as the "widower" by Lauritz Melchior and others rather than Gene Raymond, her legal husband. In 1939, Durbin and fellow teen star Mickey Rooney were presented with Juvenile Academy Awards for their "significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth.". However, the public continued to love her light musical comedies. Deannas assessment of that marriage: I hibernated all my life, and when I married Vaughn Paul it wasnt any different. Deanna Durbin, the movie singing-star, was born in 1921, and apparently still lives in a farmhouse outside Paris. Those of us who have studied the Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy story can relate to the difficult personal issues that Deanna Durbin might have faced while in her mid-20s. Thats how Hedda was able to break a juicy story without violating the unwritten rules of the day. Note: I sat down to write a simple obituary of Deanna Durbin but decided to look into her life a little deepercant help it, its the film historian in meand ended up researching and writing this lengthy article which shows up how little known (by the general public) she really was as a person. Son, Peter H. David told the NYT was initially reported by fans. An unhappy Deanna who became more mechanical in her autobiography, she would perform everything operatic! 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