Ethel Waters

Name:
Ethel Waters
Age:
80
Date of Birth:
Oct 31, 1896
Occupation:
Actress, Singer
Spouse:
Merritt Purnsley, (m. 1909; Div. 1913),Clyde E. Matthews, (m. 1929; Div. 1933),Edward Mallory, (m. 1938; Div. 1945)
Years active:
1917–1977
Genres:
Jazz, Gospel, Blues
Died:
Sep 1, 1977 (Uterine Cancer)
Resting place:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park,(Glendale, California)
Labels:
Cardinal, Black Swan, Columbia, Brunswick, Decca, Liberty Music Shop
Instruments:
Vocals

Ethel Waters - Biography Summary


Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, big band, and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, but she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Waters notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of the spiritual "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Waters was the second African American, after Hattie McDaniel, to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was the first African-American to star on her own television show, in 1939, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award, in 1962.



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