Ruth Etting
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-11-22 in David City, Nebraska, USA
Died
1978-09-24
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.
Most Known For
Roman Scandals
as Olga
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Ruth Etting
Gift of Gab
as Ruth
Mr. Broadway
as Ruth Etting
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
as Self
Words & Music
as Ruth Eton
Broadway's Like That
as Ruth
A Modern Cinderella
as Anita Ragusa
An Old Spanish Onion
Old Lace
Knee Deep In Music
as Self
Artistic Temper
as Ruth
No Contest!
as Ruth
Along Came Ruth
as Ruth Etting a.k.a. Ruth Eldridge
Roseland
as Helen Leslie
Melody in May
as Ruth Etting
Freshman Love
as Ruth Eton
The Song of Fame
Bye-Gones
One Good Turn
as Ruth Eton