Ada Durbin

Ada Durbin was the mother of Deanna. Ada was born in Chester, England on the 8th of December, 1885.



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Here is a photo of the city of Chester:



The family of Ada Read eventually moved to the town of Oldham in Greater Manchester. She married James Durbin on the 18th of April, 1908.

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Thankfully, Ada Durbin wasn't one of those "stage mothers" who constantly interfered with the Director's work.

Even though the Durbins had a cook, Ada still liked to bake. She specialized in the little mince pastries she learned to make when she was a bride and the little chocolate cookies decorated with half-cherries or chopped nuts which were favourites with Edith and Deanna.

SPECIAL 1944 MOTHER'S DAY PORTRAIT:

A 1937 photo of Deanna and Ada during a visit to New York:

This is a photo of Deanna and Ada at a New York reception:

A photo taken on 19 March 1938 of Deanna and Ada enjoying a meal at The Hotel New Yorker:

A 1944 newspaper article about Ada Durbin:



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Ada Durbin was a wonderful mother who did her very best to help Deanna achieve success.



After living at 10468 Lindbrook Drive in Los Angeles, Ada Durbin and her husband moved to Leisure World (Laguna Woods Village) which is a retirement community in California. She passed away on the 10th of June, 1972.