- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Sweetheart of Columbia Records
- Ruth Etting was born on November 23, 1896 in David City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934), A Regular Trouper (1932) and Road to Perdition (2002). She was married to Myrl Alderman and Martin Snyder. She died on September 24, 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- SpousesMyrl Alderman(December 14, 1938 - September 16, 1966) (his death)Martin Snyder(July 12, 1922 - November 30, 1937) (divorced)
- Was portrayed by Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955).
- Celebrated singing star of US stage, radio and recordings, she popularized the torch song "You Made Me Love You," among others. Etting appeared in numerous film shorts as well as three feature-length films of the early 1930's.
- [about Love Me or Leave Me (1955), the biopic of her life with Martin Snyder (aka "Moe Snyder"), who jealously shot Myrl Alderman, her accompanist and later husband] It was half fairy tale. It's a shame that the most beautiful part of my life, my 28-year marriage to [Myrl], was left out completely because that was the real highlight of my life story.
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