Betty Hutton
Sign in to saveAmerican actress (1921–2007)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921-02-26
- Died
- 2007-03-12
- 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
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 162,396
- Total plays
- 936,307
Tags
jazzswingvocal jazzfemale vocalists40s
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
5 total works indexed
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
- <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2
· 2018 · cited 7,349x
- The PRISMA Extension Statement for Reporting of Systematic Reviews Incorporating Network Meta-analyses of Health Care Interventions: Checklist and Explanations
· 2015 · cited 6,714x
- Improved Survival with Vemurafenib in Melanoma with BRAF V600E Mutation
· 2011 · cited 6,525x
- The<i>Gaia</i>mission
· 2016 · cited 6,248x
via Crossref · CC0
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
Key dates
- Born
- 26 February 1921
- Died
- 12 March 2007
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Betty
- Family name
- Hutton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Battle Creek
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Spouse
- Alan W. Livingston
- Occupation
- musician
- Employer
- Emerson College
Article
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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1921 births2007 deaths20th-century American actresses20th-century American singers20th-century American women singers21st-century American womenActresses from MichiganActresses from Palm Springs, CaliforniaAmerican film actressesAmerican musical theatre actressesAmerican stage actressesAmerican television actresses