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Ruth Etting

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Ruth Etting

Birth
David City, Butler County, Nebraska, USA
Death
24 Sep 1978 (aged 81)
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot
Garden of Angels Building 21 -21- G Building C
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Entertainer, Actress. A celebrated singing star of American stage, radio and recordings, she popularized the torch song "You Made Me Love You," among others. She appeared in numerous film shorts as well as three feature-length films during the early 1930s. In 1955 her story was made into a movie, ultimately nominated for six Academy Awards and winning the Award for Best Story. Love Me or Leave Me starred Doris Day and James Cagney as the Gimp.
Entertainer, Actress. A celebrated singing star of American stage, radio and recordings, she popularized the torch song "You Made Me Love You," among others. She appeared in numerous film shorts as well as three feature-length films during the early 1930s. In 1955 her story was made into a movie, ultimately nominated for six Academy Awards and winning the Award for Best Story. Love Me or Leave Me starred Doris Day and James Cagney as the Gimp.

Bio by: Rudi Polt

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Rudi Polt
  • Added: Jan 29, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7128556/ruth-etting: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Etting (23 Nov 1896–24 Sep 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7128556, citing Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.