I’ve never been able to feel that there is anything undignified about making your living by the sweat of your brow.
Ethel Waters Quotes
The big compliment came from the beer drinkers who didn't know me. They wouldn't drink or move when I sang. If they had their glasses in mid-air, the glasses wouldn't come down.
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| Birth: | 31st October, 1896 |
| Death: | 1st September, 1977 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actress, Singer |
About
Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was an American blues and jazz singer and actress. Her best-known recordings include "Dinah," "Stormy Weather," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Heat Wave," "Supper Time," "Am I Blue?" and "Cabin in the Sky," as well as her version of the spiritual "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." She was the second African-American, after Hattie McDaniel, to be nominated for an Academy Award. Her role in several films include: Cabin in the Sky, Pinky, The Member of the Wedding, Rufus Jones for President, Tales of Manhattan, The Heart Is a Rebel, and Carib Gold.
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