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Ethel Shutta
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Ethel Shutta (pronounced "shoo-TAY") was an American actress and singer, who came to prominence through her performances on Jack Benny's radio show, her role in the early Eddie Cantor musical Whoopee!, and her Broadway comeback in Follies at the age of 74. In a 1934 vote held by Radio Stars, she came in second place, behind Annette Hanshaw, as the best "female popular singer." By age seven, she…
Known for
- The Playground — Mrs. Cartwright1965
- Whoopee! — Mary Custer1930
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- Listeners
- 336
- Total plays
- 842
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ethel
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- George Olsen
- Occupation
- Ziegfeld girl
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Ethel Shutta - Radio Mirror, June 1936.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1896-12-01
- date of death
- 1976-02-05
- Commons category
- Ethel Shutta
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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