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Ruth Etting

1896 - 1978

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Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress during the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. 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". As a young girl in Nebraska, Etting had wanted to become an artist; she drew and sketched all the time. At sixteen, her grandparents decided to send her to art school in Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Etting is the 2,277th most popular singer (up from 2,380th in 2019), the 12,539th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,950th in 2019) and the 645th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ruth Etting ranks 2,277 out of 4,381. Before her are Vlado Janevski, Carlene Carter, Haha, Crystal Waters, Bobby Charles, and Petra Marklund. After her are M. Shadows, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Ellen McLain, Frank Ocean, Gillian Chung, and Alan Merrill.

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Among people born in 1896, Ruth Etting ranks 273. Before her are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pavel Antokolsky, R. C. Sherriff, Louis Fischer, Ian Wolfe, and Ivan Dresser. After her are Erle C. Kenton, Reverend Gary Davis, Lilyan Tashman, Ella Hall, Everett Dirksen, and Ruth Donnelly. Among people deceased in 1978, Ruth Etting ranks 264. Before her are Wendy Barrie, Ray Noble, Hugh MacDiarmid, Theresa Weld, Kamil Tolon, and Jean Claessens. After her are Kathryn McGuire, Selwyn Lloyd, Malvina Reynolds, William Grant Still, Robert Sobukwe, and Fatima Massaquoi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Etting ranks 12,543 out of 20,380. Before her are Byron Beck (1945), Vin Scully (1927), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Taylor Schilling (1984), Mona Freeman (1926), and Chris Carmack (1980). After her are M. Shadows (1981), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Anthony Grafton (1950), Janet Napolitano (1957), Kim Greist (1958), and Eddie Johnson (1984).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ruth Etting ranks 645. Before her are Normani (1996), Fontella Bass (1940), Porter Wagoner (1927), Carlene Carter (1955), Crystal Waters (1964), and Bobby Charles (1938). After her are M. Shadows (1981), Ellen McLain (1952), Frank Ocean (1987), Alan Merrill (1951), Mike Will Made It (1989), and Bobby Goldsboro (1941).

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