Ruth Etting
| First Name | Ruth |
| Last Name | Etting |
| Full Name at Birth | Ruth Etting |
| Other Names | Sweetheart of Columbia Records |
| Age | 81 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | November 23, 1896 |
| Birthplace | David City, Nebraska |
| Date of Death | September 24, 1978 |
| Location of Death | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Build | Slim |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Vocalist |
| Claim to Fame | Shine on Harvest Moon |
| Music Genre | Vocal |
| Music Style | Show Tunes, Jazz, Early Jazz, Stage & Screen, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Tin Pan Alley Pop |
| Music Mood | Elegant, Sweet, Lush, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Playful, Sentimental, Passionate, Precious, Romantic, Smooth, Dreamy, Sparkling, Soft, Innocent, Earnest, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Plaintive |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1897 — September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Her signature tunes were "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance", and "Love Me or Leave Me". Her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me", "Exactly Like You", and "Shaking the Blues Away".
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Filmography
Selected Ruth Etting film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
1936
Alladin from Manhattan
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1936
Sleepy Time
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1935
An Old Spanish Onion
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1935
Ticket or Leave It
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1935
Tuned Out
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1934
Bandits and Ballads
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1934
Derby Decade
Della Delmar
1934
The Song of Fame
Ruth Eaton
1934
Southern Style
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1934
A Torch Tango
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1933
Along Came Ruth
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1933
Bye-Gones
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1933
California Weather
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1933
Crashing the Gate
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1933
Knee Deep in Music
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1932
Artistic Temper
Ruth Whitney/Ruth White
1932
A Mail Bride
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1932
A Modern Cinderella
Anita Ragusa
1932
Regular Trouper, A
Ruth Eton
1931
Old Lace
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1931
Radio Salutes
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1931
Words & Music
Ruth Eton
1930
Broadway's Like That
Ruth
1930
One Good Turn
Ruth Eton
1930
Roseland
Helen Leslie
1929
Booklovers
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1929
Blue Songs
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Soundtrack Credits
1936
Melody in May
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1935
An Old Spanish Onion
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1935
Tuned Out
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1934
Derby Decade
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1934
The Song of Fame
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1934
A Torch Tango
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1934
No Contest!
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1933
Along Came Ruth
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1933
Bye-Gones
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1933
California Weather
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1933
Knee Deep in Music
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1932
Artistic Temper
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1932
A Modern Cinderella
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1931
Freshman Love
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1931
Radio Salutes
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1931
Words & Music
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1930
Broadway's Like That
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1930
One Good Turn
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1930
Roseland
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1929
Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies
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1929
Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song
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1928
Ruth Etting
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