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Betty Hutton
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American actress (1921–2007)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Annie get your gun
- Backstage You Can Have
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg) was a star American stage, film, and television actress, comedienne and singer.
Known for
- Private Screenings: Betty Hutton — Self2000
- That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage)1994
- Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer — Self1990
- Showbiz Goes to War — (archive footage)1982
- The Hollywood Clowns — (archive footage)1979
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Baretta1975
- The Hollywood Palace — Self - Singer1964
- Burke's Law — Carlene Glory1963
- The Greatest Show on Earth1963
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2007
Discography
- His Rocking Horse Ran Away / It Had to Be You1944
- Hamlet / That's Loyalty1949
- A Square In The Social Circle1950
- Who Kicked The Light Plug / He's A Demon - He's A Devil - He's A Doll1950
- It's a Man / That's the Kind of Guy I Dream Of1951
- Murder, He Says / It's Oh So Quiet!1951
- Goin' Steady / No Matter How You Say Goodbye1953
- I'm Nobody's Baby / Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad1953
- Satins and Spurs1954
- Somebody Loves Me1955
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 162,396
- Total plays
- 936,307
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Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg, February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007) was an American film actress and singer. She started in show business as a big band singer with her sister Marion Hutton. Star of many Paramount musicals. Starred in The Greatest Show on Earth, Annie Get Your Gun and Miracle of Morgans Creek. Her singing career was on the up when unfortunately the RIAA put a stop to all recordings in the early forties. She had just had a number one with "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chi
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth June Thornburg , ( 1921-02-26 ) February 26, 1921, Battle Creek, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- March 12, 2007 (2007-03-12) (aged 86), Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Desert Memorial Park
- Alma mater
- Salve Regina University ( B.A ; M.A. )
- Occupations
- Actress comedian singer dancer
- Years active
- 1938–1983
- Relatives
- Marion Hutton (sister)
- Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 12, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning six decades, She rose to fame in the 1940s as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, appearing primarily in musicals and becoming one of the studio's most valuable stars. She was noted for her energetic performance style.
Raised in Detroit during the Great Depression by a single mother who worked as a bootlegger, Hutton began performing as a singer from a young age, entertaining patrons of her mother's speakeasy. While performing in local nightclubs, she was discovered by orchestra leader Vincent Lopez, who hired her as a singer in his band.
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