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Ruth Etting

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". 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; Snyder was living in Chicago in 1955. 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. Etting has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in films located on the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard.


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Born:
Nov 23, 1896 In David City - Nebraska - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
10
First Appeared:
In the movie Roseland 1930-09-07
Latest Project:
Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up 1963-07-01
Known For
Filmography
Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up Self (archive footage) 1963-07-01
Movie An Old Spanish Onion 1935-03-01
Movie Gift of Gab Ruth 1934-09-01
Movie Hips, Hips, Hooray! Ruth Etting 1934-02-02
Movie No Contest! Ruth 1934-10-06
Movie I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket Self 1933-01-23
Movie Mr. Broadway Ruth Etting 1933-09-12
Movie Roman Scandals Olga 1933-11-27
Movie A Modern Cinderella Anita Ragusa 1932-11-05
Movie Roseland Helen Leslie 1930-09-07