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Ruth Etting 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. 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".
Born
Monday, 23 November 1896
Died
Sunday, 24 September 1978
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Ruth (clip from Broadway's Like That (1930)) / Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| Sleepy Time | 1936 | |
| Melody in May | Ruth Etting | 1936 |
| No Contest! | Ruth / Ruth Etting | 1934 |
| Gift of Gab | Ruth Etting / Ruth | 1934 |
| Derby Decade | Della Delmar | 1934 |
| The Song of Fame | Ruth Eaton | 1934 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Ruth (clip from Broadway's Like That (1930)) / Self | 1963 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| Sleepy Time | 1936 | |
| Melody in May | Ruth Etting | 1936 |
| No Contest! | Ruth / Ruth Etting | 1934 |
| Gift of Gab | Ruth Etting / Ruth | 1934 |
| Derby Decade | Della Delmar | 1934 |
| The Song of Fame | Ruth Eaton | 1934 |
| Hips, Hips, Hooray! | Ruth Etting | 1934 |
| Roman Scandals | Olga | 1933 |
| Mr. Broadway | Ruth Etting | 1933 |
| I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket | Self | 1933 |
| Bye-Gones | Aunt Ruth | 1933 |
| A Modern Cinderella | Anita Ragusa | 1932 |
| A Regular Trouper | Ruth Eton | 1932 |
| Artistic Temper | Ruth Whitney / Ruth White / Ruth | 1932 |
| The Season's Greetings | Ruth Etting | 1931 |
| One Good Turn | Ruth Eton | 1930 |
| Roseland | Helen Leslie | 1930 |
| Broadway's Like That | Ruth | 1930 |
| Favorite Melodies | Herself / Self | 1929 |
