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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 (born October 31, 1896, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died September 1, 1977, Chatsworth, California) was an 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.
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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. "No one raised me, " she recollected, "I just ran wild."
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- Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Chatsworth, California, USA
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. She went on to tour with the Braxton and Nugent vaudeville troupe and to record music.
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.
Feb 24, 2022 · Waters became the first Black artist to star in her own Variety show, which premiered on NBC on June 14, 1939, almost two decades before the debut of Nat King Cole ‘s Show in 1956. It included a dramatic performance of the Broadway play Mamba’s Daughters, based on the Gullah community of South Carolina and produced with her in mind.
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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. "No one raised me, " she recollected, "I just ran wild."
