Ruth Etting

Known for ActingBorn 1896-11-22Died 1978-09-24David City, Nebraska, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Old Lace

Mr. Broadway

Knee Deep In Music

Vaudeville

Melody in May

No Contest!

Bye-Gones

One Good Turn

An Old Spanish Onion

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket

Along Came Ruth

Artistic Temper

Words & Music

The Song of Fame

A Regular Trouper

Freshman Love

Roman Scandals

A Modern Cinderella

Gift of Gab

Roseland

Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies

Broadway's Like That