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Ethel Waters (* 31. Oktober 1896 im Chester County, Pennsylvania; † 1. September 1977 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 2 Diskografische Hinweise. 3 Filmografie (Auswahl) 4 Auszeichnungen. 5 Schriften. 6 Literatur. 7 Weblinks. 8 Einzelnachweise.
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.
15. Apr. 2024 · Ethel Waters, 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. Her notable acting credits included the stage and film adaptations of The Member of the Wedding. Learn more about Waters’s life and career.
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Learn about Ethel Waters, the first African American woman to star in her own TV show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Explore her life, career, and legacy as a blues singer, actress, and activist at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Ethel Waters was a versatile African-American singer, actress and radio star who rose from poverty to fame and fortune. She performed in vaudeville, nightclubs, Broadway, movies and TV, and was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Pinky (1949).
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5. Jan. 2021 · Looking back on Ethel Waters’s extraordinary career. Despite the racism of American show business, the singer and actor achieved a number of firsts. Jan 5th 2021. By B.T. BY 1917 THE lanky...
22. Juli 2022 · Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. Vocalist and actress Ethel Waters was a key figure in the development of African American culture between the two World Wars. She broke barrier after barrier, becoming the first black woman heard on the radio, the first black singer to perform on television, the first African American to ...
