Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting ( November 23, 1896 in David City, Butler County, Nebraska, † September 24, 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an American film and theater actress.
Life
Career
Ruth Etting came in 1913, at the age of only 17 years, according to Chicago ( Illinois), where she enrolled at an art school, costume design and studied. She found after working in a nightclub, the Marigold Gardens, and there designed the costumes of the dancers. Her talent, singing, they could also provide from time to time to prove when the tenor was not present. In 1918, she was the star of the club, and learned along the way Martin Snyder know, a member of the Mafia in Chicago. They married in July 1922. In the coming years Snyder has rapidly become ettings manager who initially helped her thanks to his influence in radio shows to showcase their singing talent.
Career
In 1926, she managed to get that enabled her also to become known nationwide signed a contract with Columbia Records. Overall, they recorded more than 60 songs that came to a great extent (such as Mean to Me 1929) in the charts. She quickly earned the nickname Sweetheart of Columbia Records.
In 1927 she moved to New York City, where allowed her Irving Berlin from August 1927 commitment in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. In Ziegfeld Follies of play 1927 she was on stage until January 1928 167mal. Also crowned with success, the musical Whoopee! Where Etting between December 1928 and November 1929 was 407mal occurred.
In 1929 Etting celebrated in the movie blues songs her debut as a film actress. In the 30 films she turned to 1936, she mostly played the lead role. In Broadway 's Like That, she stood in 1930 as the fiancée of Humphrey Bogart in front of the camera. In the film comedy Hips, Hips, Hooray! played Ruth Etting in 1934 a character, whose name was Ruth Etting.
End of career
Ruth Etting was one of those actresses whose private life given the end of their career. In November 1937, she divorced Martin Snyder, probably is because she had fallen in love with her pianist Myrl Alderman. Snyder wanted revenge, kidnapped 1938 Alderman, and hurt those hard by a shot. Alderman survived and married Ruth Etting in December 1938.
When the public learned through the process against Snyder, who Etting had once married there, the interest of film producers to the actress ended abruptly. Snyder was indeed convicted, but released from prison after an appeal by one year's imprisonment.
Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman conducted a nearly 28 -year marriage, with Alderman's death in November 1966 ended. In all these years, it succeeded Etting short career and regain their footing when she got her own radio show in 1947.
Ruth Etting died at the age of 81 years in Colorado.
Filming
As early as 1955 was ettings life under the title Love Me ( Love Me or Leave Me) filmed. The main roles were to see Doris Day as Ruth Etting and James Cagney as Martin Snyder. The film won the 1956 Academy Award for best original story, and was nominated for five Academy Awards - including James Cagney for Best Supporting Actor.