Rising to fame in the twenties and early thirties, Ruth Etting was renowned for her great beauty, her gorgeous voice and her tragic life. She starred on Broadway, made movies in Hollywood, married a mobster, had numerous hit-records, fell in love and was known as America's Sweetheart of Song.
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Ted Koehler and Harold Arlen
In 1930, Ruth Etting starred in Ruth Selwyn’s unsuccessful musical Nine-Fifteen Revue which closed in New York in less than a week; however, she did introduce Ted Koehler’s and Harold Arlen’s great song Get Happy which became one of her most famous … Continue reading
Biography

Rising to fame in the twenties and early thirties, Ruth Etting was renowned for her great beauty, her gorgeous voice and her tragic life. She starred on Broadway, made movies in Hollywood, married a mobster, had numerous hit-records, fell in … Continue reading
Half Fairy Tale
Every once in a while a new fact, or photo, or song, or quote becomes available. I found this on IMDB today… Ruth Etting on the movie, Love Me or Leave Me (1955): “It was half fairy tale. It’s a … Continue reading


