#ethel waters

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Ethel Waters (Rufus Jones for President, On With the Show, Cabin in the Sky)— Came from poverty, made it as a blues singer on the vaudeville circuit, part of the Harlem scene (including drag and rumours of girlfriends 👀), got into the movies! Born on Halloween! Go listen to her sing

Dorothy Mackaill (Safe in Hell, Kept Husbands, The Office Wife, Love Affair)— one of her best remembered movies is the pre-code safe in hell which has a totally luducrous plot that her cool, tough performance impressively manages to ground and find the pathos in

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Ethel Waters:

"When Ethel Waters smiles, the world improves a little."

Dorothy Mackaill:

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Remembering Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977)

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Ethel Waters

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Today In History

Ethel Waters, famed blues singer and actress, was born in Chester, PA, on this date October 31, 1900.

Waters, a popular figure during the “Harlem Renaissance,” as she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her 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 “His Eye Is on the Sparrow”.

Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, the first African American to star on her own television show, and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

She won best supporting actress for her role in Pinky (1949).

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Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Ethel Waters: Lew Leslie's Blackbirds (1930 Broadway); As Thousands Cheer (1933 Broadway); Hagar in Mamba's Daughters (1939 Broadway)

Dame Olivia de Havilland: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1951 Broadway); Candida in Candida (1952 Broadway); Lael Tucker Wertenbaker in A Gift of Time (1962 Broadway)

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Ethel Waters:

She was such a groundbreaking performer, she broke so many barriers and laid the groundwork for women of color in the entertainment industry. So much that we have we owe to her

Olivia de Havilland:

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Ethel Waters ❤

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Ethel Waters, 1920s Via instagram.com/classicfilmgaze

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I haven’t posted here in a while but found myself in a rabbit hole on this last day of Women’s History Month 2024.

It started with the song Jeepers Creepers, which until today I thought was just a jingle to advertise sunglasses in the 70s.

Ethel Waters recorded the first known version in November 1938, just a few months before Louis Armstrong’s recording in 1939.

Original music composed by Harry Warren and lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1938 movie Going Places, in which Armstrong performed.

Ethel Waters was also the first African American woman to integrate Broadway when composer Irving Berlin awarded her a starring role in his Broadway musical, As Thousands Cheer.

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Ethel Waters (Rufus Jones for President, On With the Show, Cabin in the Sky)— Came from poverty, made it as a blues singer on the vaudeville circuit, part of the Harlem scene (including drag and rumours of girlfriends 👀), got into the movies! Born on Halloween! Go listen to her sing

Linda Darnell (Hangover Square, Unfaithfully Yours, A Letter to Three Wives)— Her dick is ENORMOUS. She was Fox’s resident bad girl for a while, and she was goddamn sexy during it. She could also play sweeter, and she was still beautiful when she wasn’t crushing men beneath her heels, but also she sometimes crushed men beneath her heels and it was really hot

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Ethel Waters:

"When Ethel Waters smiles, the world improves a little."

Linda Darnell:

LOOK AT THOSE EYES. She redefines sultry and dreamy.

ok i have a lot of feelings about linda darnell. she was so complex and messy and talented and just such a tragic figure and deserved so much better. her mom basically ignored the rest of her kids in favor of pushing linda into hollywood, which led to her missing out on a lot of childhood experiences, prevented her from enrolling in college, and caused some mental health issues later in life. it’s especially heartbreaking that she met such a preventable end so early in life, and i always wonder what might’ve happened if she had been able to make more movies. she also disliked the hollywood social scene, which i think is totally valid of her. anyway, i loved her in a letter to three women and unfaithfully yours, and especially in no way out, which i think is one of her better roles, really showcasing her acting ability. and the fact that she never really got recognition keeps me up at night,, in my heart she has all the oscars

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I love this photo of Ethel Waters performing on Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” in 1949.

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Pinky (1949)

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Ethel Waters: The Trailblazing Voice of Jazz and Blues

Introduction: Ethel Waters, born one hundred and twenty-seven years ago today on October 31, 1896, in Chester, Pennsylvania, emerged from a challenging upbringing to become one of the most influential figures in the worlds of jazz and blues. Her distinctive voice, combined with a remarkable ability to convey deep emotions through her music, made her a trailblazer in an era when opportunities for…