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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.
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.
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15 de abr. de 2024 · Ethel Waters, 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. Her notable acting credits included the stage and film adaptations of The Member of the Wedding. Learn more about Waters’s life and career.
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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.
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- October 31, 1896
Ethel Waters (1896–1977) was a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own television show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. After singing in a local nightclub, Waters was asked to join the Braxton and Nugent vaudeville troupe that performed regionally around Baltimore, Maryland.
24 de fev. de 2022 · Ethel Waters: Remembering the Pioneering Black Singer and Actress. February 24, 2022. —. Emanuel Levy. Despite a long, trailblazing career as a popular singer of jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts, and Oscar and Emmy nominations, Ethel Waters is hardly known or recognized today among younger ...
12 de jun. de 2020 · June 12, 2020. Copy Link Email Print. Ethel Waters stamp. National Postal Museum. © United States Postal Service. All rights reserved. Ethel Waters found fame and broke barriers as an American blues singer and actress. She started her performance career singing in a nightclub in Baltimore, Maryland.
