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Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
28 sie 2024 · Ethel Waters (born October 31, 1896, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died September 1, 1977, Chatsworth, California) was an American blues and jazz singer and dramatic actress whose singing, based in the blues tradition, featured her full-bodied voice, wide range, and slow vibrato.
Ethel Waters lub Sweet Mama Stringbean (ur. jako Ethel Howard 31 października 1896 w Chester, zm. 1 września 1977 w Los Angeles) – afroamerykańska wokalistka bluesowa i jazzowa, oraz aktorka. W 1949 nominowana do Oscara za rolę drugoplanową w filmie Pinky. W 1958 zagrała główną rolę w filmie The Heart is a Rebel.
Learn about Ethel Waters, a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show and to be nominated for an Emmy. Explore her achievements in music, film, and activism, as well as her personal life and sexuality.
Ethel Waters. Actress: Cabin in the Sky. The child of a teenage rape victim, Ethel Waters grew up in the slums of Philadelphia and neighboring cities, seldom living anywhere for more than a few weeks at a time.
11 lut 2007 · In 1950, Ethel Waters was the first black American performer to star in her own regular television show, Beulah, but it was the 1961 role in the “Good Night, Sweet Blues” episode of the television series Route 66 that earned her an Emmy award. She was the first black so honored.
8 maj 2018 · Ethel Waters 1895-1977. Singer, actress. Rejected by Mother, Abused by Aunts. Pushed Into “ White Time ”. Stunned World With Acting Prowess. Selected discography. Selected writings. Sources. Singer and actress Ethel Waters had an extremely difficult childhood.
