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9. Sept. 2021 · Legendary actress/socialitwe Etta Moten Barnett and husband Claude Barnett, founder of the Associated Negro Press, in a circa 1940s photo that is among historic treasures available in their estate ...
Etta Moten Barnett, singer, actress, civic activist, and humanitarian, was born on November 5, 1901 to Reverend Freeman F. Moten and Ida Norman Moten in Weimar, Texas. As the daughter of an African Methodist Episcopal minister and a schoolteacher, the church and education were central to Etta Moten Barnett’s upbringing.
12. Feb. 2019 · If you’re Etta Moten Barnett, enough to make up an epic play. From a young wife and mother to a trailblazing Broadway and Hollywood star admired by George Gershwin and Franklin D. Roosevelt to an ambassador to Africa and an important Chicago hostess and patron, Barnett filled her 102 years with an extraordinary amount of life.
Etta Moten Barnett (November 5, 1901 – January 2, 2004) was an American actress and contralto vocalist, who was identified with her signature role of "Bess" in Porgy and Bess. She created new roles for African-American women on stage and screen. After her performing career, Barnett was active in Chicago as a major philanthropist and civic activist, raising funds for and supporting cultural ...
2. Jan. 2004 · Etta Moten Barnett Birth 5 Nov 1901. Weimar, Colorado County, Texas, USA Death 2 Jan 2004 (aged 102) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial. Burial Details Unknown Add to Map. Memorial ID 8246195 8246195 · View Source. Share. Save t ...
13. Mai 2024 · Acclaimed singer and actress Etta Moten Barnett was born in Weimar, Texas, in 1901. By the age of ten, she was singing in the choir of her father’s church. Thirty-three years later, at the invitation of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, she became the first African American woman to sing at the White House. Barnett starred on Broadway, most ...
27. März 2002 · Etta Moten Barnett Tavis Smiley pays tribute to Etta Moten Barnett. She was the first artist, black, white, male or female, to sing at the White House. Ms.
