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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.
Apr 15, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
May 8, 2018 · Born October 31, 1895, in Chester, PA; died of cancer, September 1, 1977, in Chatsworth, CA; daughter of John Weley Waters and Louise Tar Anderson; marritt Merlin “ Buddy ” Pemsley, c. 1910; married Clyde Edward Matthews, c. 1928; children: goddaughter Algretta Holmes (adopted).
Jan 5, 2021 · Waters became the first African-American singer to host her own radio show, to appear on television (in 1939), and to star in a TV drama series (in 1950). In Hollywood, she helped the...
Ethel Waters. One of the most influential of popular singers, Waters’ early career found her working in vaudeville. As a consequence, her repertoire was more widely based and popularly...
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