Nelson Eddy: Nelson Eddy. Actor: Let Freedom Ring. The only career Nelson Eddy ever considered was singing. His parents, Isabel (Kendrick) and William Darius Eddy, were singers, his grandparents were musicians. Unable to afford a teacher, he learned by imitating opera recordings. At age 14 he worked as a telephone operator in a Philadelphia iron foundry. He sold newspaper advertising and performed in amateur musicals. Dr. Edouard Lippe coached him and loaned...
Known For: Let Freedom Ring (Steve Logan), Phantom of the Opera (Anatole Garron), Naughty Marietta (Warrington), Balalaika (Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda)