Ruth Etting
Actor
- Born
- November 22, 1896 · David City, Nebraska, USA
- Died
- September 24, 1978 (age 81)
From Wikipedia
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. She is known as "America's sweetheart of song". Her signature tunes were "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me". Her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me", "Exactly Like You" and "Shaking the Blues Away".
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In Hollywood, Etting made a long series of movie shorts between 1929 and 1936, and three feature movies in 1933 and 1934. In 1936, she appeared in London in Ray Henderson's Transatlantic Rhythm.
Her life was the basis for the fictionalized 1955 film Love Me or Leave Me, which starred Doris Day (as Etting), James Cagney (as Snyder) and Cameron Mitchell (as Alderman). Etting, Myrl Alderman and Moe Snyder all sold their rights to the story to MGM. Shortly before her death, Etting said she thought the screen portrayal of her was too tough and that Jane Powell would have been a better choice for the lead.
For her work in films, Etting has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard.
Known for
Acting23
- 1997Vaudeville as Self (archive footage)
- 1936Melody in May as Ruth Etting
- 1935An Old Spanish Onion
- 1934No Contest! as Ruth
- 1934Gift of Gab as Ruth
- 1934The Song of Fame
- 1934Hips, Hips, Hooray! as Ruth Etting
- 1933Roman Scandals as Olga
- 1933Mr. Broadway as Ruth Etting
- 1933Knee Deep In Music as Self
- 1933
