Biography of ruth etting
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Ruth Etting, Radio Sweetheart and Domestic Violence &#; Phantom Dancer 6 Apr
06 April
(Until 06 April)Ruth Etting was a US singer/actress of the s and s. She never had voice lessons and had over 60 hit recordings. She worked on stage, radio and film. She was known as &#;America&#;s Radio Sweetheart&#; and was also involved in a famous case of domestic violence with her mobster first husband. You&#;ll also get to hear her speaking voice.
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ART and DESIGN
Etting drew from an early age and left home at 16 for The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. While at art school, one of her professors offered her an interesting assignment. The owner of the Marigold Gardens, a Chicago nightclub, needed someone to draw the costume designs his wife had suggeste
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Etting, Ruth (–)
American singer known as "the radio canary" during the golden age of network radio in the s and s. Born on November 23, , in David City, Nebraska; died on September 24, , in Colorado Springs, Colorado; only child of Winifred and Alfred Etting; educated in local schools and attended Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; married Martin "Moe" Snyder, in (divorced ); married Myrl Alderman, in (died ); children: none.
Began her singing career shortly after World War inom as a chorus girl in a Chicago nightclub; went on the vaudeville circuit (); made her New York debut (); appeared for five consecutive years in The Ziegfeld Follies, where she established her reputation as a so-called "torch singer"; appeared in huvudgata musical revues and short films and made her national network radio debut (); retired from show business after public scandal involving her ex-husband (), but briefly revived her career ten years later; her life formed the basis of the film Love Me or Leave
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Ruth Etting
American singer and actress (–)
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| Born | ()November 23, David City, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, () (aged&#;81) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Resting place | Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | Moe Snyder &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Harry Myrl Alderman &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
Ruth Etting (November 23, – September 24, ) was an American singer and actress during the s and s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. 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".
As a young girl in Nebraska, Etting had wanted to become an artist; she drew and sketched all the time. At sixteen, her grandparents decided to send her to art school in Chicago. While Etting attended class, she found a job at the Marigold Gardens nigh