1896-11-22 ( 128 years old ) in David City, Nebraska, USA
From Wikipedia
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) 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. She is 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".
In Hollywood, Etting made a long series of movie shorts between 1929 and 1936, and three feature movies in 1933 and 1934. In 1936, she appeared in London in Ray Henderson's Transatlantic Rhythm.
Her life was the basis for the fictionalized 1955 film Love Me or Leave Me, which starred Doris Day (as Etting), James Cagney (as Snyder) and Cameron Mitchell (as Alderman). Etting, Myrl Alderman and Moe Snyder all sold their rights to the story to MGM. Shortly before her death, Etting said she thought the screen portrayal of her was too tough and that Jane Powell would have been a better choice for the lead.
For her work in films, Etting has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard.
Movies
Melody in May
1936-04-30
An Old Spanish Onion
1935-03-01
No Contest!
1934-10-06
Gift of Gab
1934-09-01
The Song of Fame
1934-07-06
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934-02-02
Roman Scandals
1933-11-27
Mr. Broadway
1933-09-12
Knee Deep In Music
1933-08-04
Along Came Ruth
1933-05-06
I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
1933-01-23
Bye-Gones
1933-01-13
A Modern Cinderella
1932-11-05
A Regular Trouper
1932-04-17
Artistic Temper
1932-04-17
Words & Music
1931-11-01
Old Lace
1931-08-04
Freshman Love
1931-04-13
One Good Turn
1930-12-09
Roseland
1930-09-07
Broadway's Like That
1930-03-04
Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
1929-03-15
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