Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
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Ethel Waters (born October 31, 1896, Chester, Pennsylvania–d. September 1, 1977, Chatsworth, California) was a musician and actress. She got her start in the 1920s in Baltimore, Maryland and also toured on the black vaudeville circuit. She began her singing career in Atlanta and then Harlem in the 1920s. She starred in many films and was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was the first African-American to star on her own television show and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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| referencedIn | The Depression Years | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dolbin, Benedikt F. Caricatures of performing artists, 1938-1965 and n.d. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Ravetch, Irving. The sound and the fury : screenplay, 1957 Feb. 27 / by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr. ; from the novel by William Faulkner. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | The J. Rosamond Johnson Papers, 1879-1975 (inclusive) | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library | |
| creatorOf | Karamu House. Karamu House records, 1914-1979. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. | |
| referencedIn | African Americans in the Performing Arts Ephemera Collection, 1925-1945 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs of ballet, dance, and theatrical productions, ca. 1924-1998. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Hunter, Alberta. Alberta Hunter papers, 1919-1986. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Leavell, Rozell. The Ethel Waters story : a screenplay / by Rozell Leavell. | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center | |
| referencedIn | Reynolds Price Papers, bulk, 1927-2010 and undated, 1956-2006 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Portraits of black jazz musicians inscribed to Ruth King Bordner, ca. 1928-1940. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | ETHEL WATERS | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | COMMAND PERFORMANCE--U.S.A. No. 34 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. World Wide Pictures, Inc. Records of BGEA's World Wide Pictures, 1951-[ongoing] | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906-. Papers of Sarah-Patton Boyle 1938-1988 (bulk 1944-1975). | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Alberta Hunter papers, 1919-1986 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | CAVALCADE OF AMERICA: SIXTEEN STICKS IN A BUNDLE, STARRING ETHEL WATERS | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Duke Ellington recordings collection | Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library | |
| referencedIn | Photographs, 1919 - 1976 | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army. 1903 - 2007. Army Hour-Mutual Network Audio Recordings. 1953 - 1954. THE ARMY HOUR | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954. The J. Rosamond Johnson papers, 1879-1975 (inclusive). | Yale University, Music Library | |
| referencedIn | Blinco, Joe. Papers of Joseph D. Blinco, (1959-1967) | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Leo Reisman collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1932-1948 | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Will Rapport papers, 1931-1964. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Negro Actors Guild of America records, 1904-1982, 1937-1982 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Gill, Glenda Eloise. Glenda Gill collection. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bracco, Francis Paul. Paramount Theatre stage manager's records, 1936-1956. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Vice President (1950- : Cliff Barrows). BGEA: Papers of Cliff Barrows, 1945-2000. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Sidney Easton papers, 1913-1980 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Negro Actors Guild of America records, 1904-1982, 1937-1982 (bulk). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Reitz, Rosetta, 1924-2008. Rosetta Reitz papers, 1929-2008. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | Paramount Theatre stage manager's records, 1936-1956 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. Papers, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Sidney Easton papers, 1913-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Gypsy Rose Lee papers, 1910-1970 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Audio tapes of BGEA, 1949-[ongoing]. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | John Ehle Papers, 1918-1993 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Clipping file of the BGEA, 1932-2003, (bulk 1948-2003). | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954. The John Rosamond Johnson papers, 1879-1975 (inclusive). | Yale University, Music Library | |
| referencedIn | Negro Activities in Industry, Government, and the Armed Forces, 1941 - 1945 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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Birth 1896-10-31
Death 1977-09-01
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