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Ethel Shutta
Acting
30 Nov 1896
† 05 Feb 1976
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 was known as "the little girl with the big voice". Together with her mother, Augusta, and her brothe...
Also Known As
Bertha Ethel Schutte
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