Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting (born November 23, 1896 in David City , Butler County , Nebraska , † September 24, 1978 in Colorado Springs , Colorado ) was an American film and stage actress .
Life
Career
Ruth Etting came in 1913, at the age of only 17 years, according to Chicago ( Illinois ), where they are at a art school enrolled, and costume designer studied. She then found work in a nightclub, the Marigold Gardens , and designed the costumes for the dancers there. She was able to demonstrate her talent for singing from time to time when the tenor was not present. As early as 1918 she was the star of the club and met Martin Snyder , a member of the Chicago Mafia. They married in July 1922. In the years that followed, Snyder quickly became Etting's manager, who, thanks to his influence, initially helped her prove her talent for singing on radio shows.
Career
In 1926 she managed to get a contract with Columbia Records , which made it possible for her to become known nationwide. In total, she recorded over 60 songs, the majority of which (such as Mean to Me 1929) made it into the charts. She quickly received the nickname Sweetheart of Columbia Records .
In 1927 she moved to New York City , where Irving Berlin made it possible for her to work for the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway from August 1927 . In the play Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 she was on stage 167 times until January 1928. The musical Whoopee! Was also crowned with success . , in which Etting appeared 407 times between December 1928 and November 1929.
In 1929 Etting also made her debut as a film actress in the film Blue Songs . In the 30 films that she made up to 1936, she mostly played the leading role. In Broadway's Like That , she appeared in front of the camera as the fiancée of Humphrey Bogart in 1930 . In the comedy film Hips, Hips, Hooray! played Ruth Etting in 1934 a character that Ruth Etting said.
End of career
Ruth Etting was one of those actresses whose private life determined the end of her career. In November 1937 she divorced Martin Snyder, probably also because she had fallen in love with her pianist Myrl Alderman . Snyder sought revenge, kidnapped Alderman in 1938, and shot him seriously injured. Alderman survived and married Ruth Etting in December 1938.
When the public learned through the Snyder trial who Etting had once married, the film producers' interest in the actress ended abruptly. Snyder was convicted but released after a year in prison after an appeal.
Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman were married for almost 28 years, which ended with Alderman's death in November 1966. In all these years Etting only managed to regain a professional footing for a short time when she got her own radio broadcast in 1947.
Ruth Etting died in Colorado at the age of 81.
filming
As early as 1955, Etting's life was filmed under the title Tyrannische Liebe ( Love Me or Leave Me ). The main roles were Doris Day as Ruth Etting and James Cagney as Martin Snyder. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Story in 1956 and was nominated for five other Academy Awards - including James Cagney for Best Supporting Role .
Web links
- Ruth Etting in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ruth Etting in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Etting, Ruth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | David City , Butler County , Nebraska , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1978 |
| Place of death | Colorado Springs , Colorado , United States |