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Date of Birth:

23 November 1896, David City, Nebraska, USA more

Date of Death:

24 September 1978, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA more

Mini Biography:

Celebrated singing star of US stage, radio and recordings, she popularized... more

Trivia:

Portrayed by Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955).

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Down 20% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:

The Elton John Story?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 October 2003)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sleepy Time (1936)		1936	-	-

2.	Alladin from Manhattan (1936)		1936	-	-

3.	Tuned Out (1935)		1935	-	-

4.	Ticket or Leave It (1935)		1935	-	-

5.	An Old Spanish Onion (1935)		1935	-	-

6.	Bandits and Ballads (1934)		1934	-	-

7.	Southern Style (1934)		1934	-	-

8.	Gift of Gab (1934)	Ruth	1934	-	5.5 (27)

9.	Derby Decade (1934)	Della Delmar	1934	-	-

10.	The Song of Fame (1934)	Ruth Eaton	1934	-	6.5 (9)
	AKAs: Broadway Brevities: The Song of Fame (USA: series title)
11.	A Torch Tango (1934)		1934	-	-

12.	Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)	Ruth Etting	1934	-	7.1 (126)

13.	Roman Scandals (1933)	Olga	1933	-	7.2 (263)

14.	California Weather (1933)		1933	-	-

15.	Crashing the Gate (1933)		1933	-	-

16.	Along Came Ruth (1933)		1933	-	-

17.	Bye-Gones (1933)		1933	-	-

18.	Knee Deep in Music (1933)		1933	-	-

19.	A Modern Cinderella (1932)	Anita Ragusa	1932	-	6.2 (23)

20.	A Regular Trouper (1932)	Ruth Eton	1932	-	6.2 (9)

21.	Artistic Temper (1932)	Ruth Whitney/Ruth White	1932	-	5.7 (18)
	AKAs: Artistic Temperament
22.	A Mail Bride (1932)		1932	-	-

23.	Words & Music (1931)	Ruth Eton	1931	-	6.1 (8)

24.	Old Lace (1931)		1931	-	-

25.	Radio Salutes (1931)		1931	-	-

26.	One Good Turn (1930)	Ruth Eton	1930	-	5.7 (8)

27.	Roseland (1930)	Helen Leslie	1930	-	5.8 (66)

28.	Broadway's Like That (1930)	Ruth	1930	-	5.7 (66)
	AKAs: Ruth Etting in Broadway's Like That (USA: copyright title)
29.	Booklovers (1929)	(voice)	1929	-	-

30.	Blue Songs (1929)		1929	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Road to Perdition (2002)	(performer: "Whose Honey Are You?" (1935))	2002	$161M	7.8 (76,210)

2.	King of the Hill (1993)	(writer: "Maybe Who Knows" (1929)) (performer: "Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)" (1931))	1993	-	7.5 (2,780)

3.	Rambling Rose (1991)	(performer: "IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT")	1991	-	6.6 (2,425)

4.	Shy People (1987)	(performer: "Body and Soul")	1987	-	6.8 (442)

5.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	(performer: "Ten Cents a Dance")	1975	-	7.4 (144)

6.	Melody in May (1936)	(performer: "St. Louis Blues", "It Had to Be You")	1936	-	-

7.	Tuned Out (1935)	(performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")	1935	-	-

8.	An Old Spanish Onion (1935)	(performer: "Those Endearing Young Charms")	1935	-	-

9.	No Contest! (1934)	(performer: "Easy Come, Easy Go" (uncredited), "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited), "Dancing in the Moonlight" (uncredited), "A Thousand Good-nights" (uncredited))	1934	-	6.4 (27)

10.	Gift of Gab (1934)	(performer: "Talking to Myself", "Tomorrow, Who Cares?")	1934	-	5.5 (27)

11.	Derby Decade (1934)	(performer: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage", "After the Ball")	1934	-	-

12.	The Song of Fame (1934)	(performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "I Cried For You" (1923), "I Wanna Be Loved" (1932))	1934	-	6.5 (9)
	AKAs: Broadway Brevities: The Song of Fame (USA: series title)
13.	A Torch Tango (1934)	(performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Don't Blame Me")	1934	-	-

14.	Roman Scandals (1933)	(performer: "No More Love")	1933	-	7.2 (263)

15.	California Weather (1933)	(performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon")	1933	-	-

16.	Along Came Ruth (1933)	(performer: "Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built For Two)", "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "Sidewalks of New York" (1894))	1933	-	-

17.	Bye-Gones (1933)	(performer: "I'll Follow You")	1933	-	-

18.	Knee Deep in Music (1933)	(performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "You've Got Me Crying Again", "We Couldn't Do Better Than That")	1933	-	-

19.	A Modern Cinderella (1932)	(performer: "Little Cinderella", "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)")	1932	-	6.2 (23)

20.	Artistic Temper (1932)	(performer: "That's What Heaven Means to Me", "What a Life! (Trying to Live Without You)", "Loveable")	1932	-	5.7 (18)
	AKAs: Artistic Temperament
21.	Words & Music (1931)	(performer: "Still I'm Falling In Love", "Now That You're Gone")	1931	-	6.1 (8)

22.	Freshman Love (1931)	(performer: "She's Funny That Way", "Love Is Like That")	1931	-	-

23.	Radio Salutes (1931)	(performer: "You're Always Sure of My Love")	1931	-	-

24.	One Good Turn (1930)	(performer: "The Kiss Waltz", "If I Could Be with You")	1930	-	5.7 (8)

25.	Roseland (1930)	(performer: "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy", "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes)	1930	-	5.8 (66)

26.	Broadway's Like That (1930)	(performer: "The Right Kind of Man, "From the Bottom of My Heart")	1930	-	5.7 (66)
	AKAs: Ruth Etting in Broadway's Like That (USA: copyright title)
27.	Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song (1929)	(performer: "That Wonderful Boyfriend of Mine", "Pretty Little You", "All I Want Is Y-O-U")	1929	-	-

28.	Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (1929)	(performer: "My Mother's Eyes", "That's Him Now")	1929	-	7.2 (10)
	AKAs: Paramount Movietone: Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (USA: series title)
29.	Ruth Etting (1928)	(performer: "Roses of Yesterday", "Because My Baby Don't Mean 'Maybe' Now")	1928	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Melody in May (1936)	Herself	1936	-	-

2.	No Contest! (1934)	Herself	1934	-	6.4 (27)

3.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934)	Herself	1934	-	2.9 (7)

4.	Hollywood on Parade (1934)		1934	-	-

5.	Mr. Broadway (1933)	Herself	1933	-	-

6.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	(uncredited) Herself	1933	-	5.7 (10)

7.	I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933)	Herself - Ruth Etting	1933	-	-

8.	Seasons Greetings (1931)	Herself	1931	-	-

9.	Freshman Love (1931)	Herself	1931	-	-

10.	Ruth Etting, the Sweetheart of Columbia Records, Glorifying the Popular Song (1929)	Herself	1929	-	-

11.	Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (1929)	Herself	1929	-	7.2 (10)
	AKAs: Paramount Movietone: Ruth Etting in Favorite Melodies (USA: series title)
12.	Melancholy Dame (1929)	Herself	1929	-	-

13.	Ruth Etting (1928)	Herself	1928	-	-

Archive Footage
	1.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "9:15 Revue," "Simple Simon," vaudeville act with Lou Holtz at the NY Palace, 1930. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Short | Musical | Music | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Character Name In Title | Great Depression | Independent Film more

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