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Ruth Etting

Born
Nov 22, 1896 · Aged 81
Died
Sep 24, 1978
Place of birth
David City, Nebraska, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
23
TV credits
0
Also known as (1)
  • Sweetheart of Columbia Records

Biography

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.…