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Betty Hutton

1921 - 2007

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Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 12, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. She rose to fame in the 1940s as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, appearing primarily in musicals and became one of the studio's most valuable stars. She was noted for her energetic performance style. Raised in Detroit during the Great Depression by a single mother who worked as a bootlegger, Hutton began performing as a singer from a young age, entertaining patrons of her mother's speakeasy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Betty Hutton is the 4,143rd most popular actor (down from 3,652nd in 2024), the 6,653rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,453rd in 2019) and the 1,914th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Betty Hutton ranks 4,143 out of 13,578. Before her are Nancy Kovack, Linda Thorson, Natalya Bondarchuk, Gates McFadden, Uschi Glas, and Kate del Castillo. After her are Neal McDonough, Charles Martinet, Willie Garson, Sally Hawkins, Lee Aaker, and Matthias Schoenaerts.

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Among people born in 1921, Betty Hutton ranks 289. Before her are Tommy Cooper, Rodney Dangerfield, Eusebio Castigliano, Mario Rigoni Stern, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, and Tore Sjöstrand. After her are Antony Padiyara, John Stott, Joe Fagan, Ferenc Karinthy, Michalina Wisłocka, and H. C. Artmann. Among people deceased in 2007, Betty Hutton ranks 248. Before her are Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Francisco Umbral, Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, Miyoshi Umeki, Lloyd Alexander, and Frankie Laine. After her are Nicolae Dobrin, Frane Matošić, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Chrisye, Liviu Librescu, and Egon Bondy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Hutton ranks 6,655 out of 20,380. Before her are Frankie Laine (1913), Donald Pettit (1955), Hannah Van Buren (1783), Lennie Tristano (1919), John Johnson (1947), and Neal McDonough (1966). After her are Hank Mobley (1930), Charles Martinet (1955), Carolyn Maloney (1946), Bambi Woods (1955), Sherry Lansing (1944), and Barney Kessel (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Betty Hutton ranks 1,915. Before her are Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), Jeff Corey (1914), Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), Nancy Kovack (1935), Gates McFadden (1949), and Neal McDonough (1966). After her are Charles Martinet (1955), Willie Garson (1964), Lee Aaker (1943), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Tara Reid (1975), and Chuck McCann (1934).

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