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person_profile-Ruth Etting

Ruth Etting Died at age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ruth Etting

Date of Birth:

Nov 22, 1896

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 24, 1978

Biography of

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. 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.

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Ruth Etting

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Filmography of

Ruth Etting

Found 5 Movies in total

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Gift of Gab

Ruth ( Actor )

... 1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Ruth Etting ( Actor )

... 1934

Roman Scandals

Olga ( Actor )

... 1933

Mr. Broadway

Ruth Etting ( Actor )

... 1933