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Entertainment
 
Entertainment
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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African-American jazz and blues singer, one of the most influential of her time.  Noted for her rendition of 'Stormy Weather'.  Made a transition to dramatic stage roles.  One of America's highest paid entertainers of her time.  First African woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award (1962).  Had a lesbian relationship with dancer Ethel Williams.
  
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==See Also==
  
==Description==
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* [[LGBTQ Jazz]]
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* [[Rhythm & Blues and the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.biography.com/people/ethel-waters-9524982#awesm=~oDr3VDT0a7krDI
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* http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_waters_ethel.htm
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/637514/Ethel-Waters
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWoEXnHzJqg
  
African-American jazz and blues singer, one of the most influential of her time. Noted for 'Stormy Weather'. Made a transition to dramatic stage roles. One of America's highest paid entertainers of her time.
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Latest revision as of 00:32, 1 June 2021

Ethel Waters

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1896 - 1977

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

African-American jazz and blues singer, one of the most influential of her time. Noted for her rendition of 'Stormy Weather'. Made a transition to dramatic stage roles. One of America's highest paid entertainers of her time. First African woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award (1962). Had a lesbian relationship with dancer Ethel Williams.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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