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Date of Birth

22 November 1910, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Death

10 May 1996, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Birth Name

Ethel Goldsmith

Mini Biography

Ethel Smith graduated from Carnegie Tech, having majored in piano. She got a job as an organist in California, and then went to Rio de Janeiro for a four-week booking. She ended up staying much longer, and it was an Argentinian dance hall beat that inspired her most popular song, "Tico Tico." She returned to the United States during WWII, and "Tico Tico" became a major hit in New York and across the country. She was asked to appear in several films, and made enough money to live well. She eventually concentrated more on acting, appearing in a number of plays. She did not have any children and died following a progressive illness.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Meredith Peruzzi

Spouse

Ralph Bellamy

(1945 - 1947) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Brightly colored dresses and exotic hats Song "Tico Tico"

Trivia

Organist who toured widely in the 1940s, playing both popular and classical music.

Spoke French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian

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