Ruth Etting
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1896-11-22
- Died
- 1978-09-24
- Place of birth
- David City, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- 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. 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
Movies (23)
Roman Scandals
1933
as Olga
Gift of Gab
1934
as Ruth
Vaudeville
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934
as Ruth Etting
Mr. Broadway
1933
as Ruth Etting
Broadway's Like That
1930
as Ruth
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933
as Self
Knee Deep In Music
1933
as Self
Old Lace
1931
Along Came Ruth
1933
as Ruth Etting a.k.a. Ruth Eldridge
Melody in May
1936
as Ruth Etting
Freshman Love
1931
as Ruth Eton
An Old Spanish Onion
1935
Roseland
1930
as Helen Leslie
Artistic Temper
1932
as Ruth
Words & Music
1931
as Ruth Eton
A Modern Cinderella
1932
as Anita Ragusa
One Good Turn
1930
as Ruth Eton
The Song of Fame
1934
Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
1929
as Herself
A Regular Trouper
1932
as Ruth Eton
Bye-Gones
1933
No Contest!
1934
as Ruth
About 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… With 23 credits spanning from 1929 to 1997, Ruth Etting has appeared in 23 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruth Etting Movies
- Roman Scandals (1933) — as Olga
- Gift of Gab (1934) — as Ruth
- Vaudeville (1997) — as Self (archive footage)
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) — as Ruth Etting
- Mr. Broadway (1933) — as Ruth Etting
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