Ruth Etting

1896-11-22 David City, Nebraska, USA

Biografia

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.

Películas

	Melody in May		1936-04-30
	An Old Spanish Onion		1935-03-01
	Hips, Hips, Hooray!	Ruth Etting	1934-02-02
	The Song of Fame		1934-07-06
	No Contest!	Ruth	1934-10-06
	Gift of Gab	Ruth	1934-09-01
	Roman Scandals	Olga	1933-11-27
	Mr. Broadway	Ruth Etting	1933-09-12
	Bye-Gones		1933-01-13
	I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket	Self	1933-01-23
	Artistic Temper	Ruth	1932-04-17
	A Regular Trouper	Ruth Eton	1932-04-17
	A Modern Cinderella	Anita Ragusa	1932-11-05
	Old Lace		1931-08-04
	Words & Music	Ruth Eton	1931-11-01
	One Good Turn	Ruth Eton	1930-12-09
	Broadway's Like That	Ruth	1930-03-04
	Roseland	Helen Leslie	1930-09-07
	Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies	Herself	1929-03-15