Man, am I out of the loop!  I just now heard about this.  I'd heard of Deanna Durbin, probably in conjunction with her being offered PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, but had never actually seen any of her films until AMC started running them (back before AMC became the "Anemic Movie Channel.")  I was surprised at how much I enjoyed them.  Sad to see the likes of her and Annette Funicello go.