[Dixielandjazz] Ethel Waters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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The Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto is showing "Cabin in the Sky" this weekend - well worth a viewing any way you can see it!

Dave Richoux

On May 7, 2011, at 10:54 AM, "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> Ethel Waters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
> 
> Give Ethel Waters a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
> by Michael Musto
> Village Voice blog, May 6, 2011
> Who?
> Oh, hush, I'm going to tell you.
> By the end of it, you'll be as certain that Ethel Waters deserves a star on the Walk
> of Fame as you are that Rin Tin Tin didn't.
> Here are her credentials, as lovingly forwarded to me by her band of supporters [
> http://www.ethelwatersstar.com/
> ]:
> * First to sing "Stormy Weather" into history on the radio in 1933
> * First African-American to star in a Broadway play ("Mamba's Daughters," 1939)
> * First African-American actress to star in a television series ("Beulah," 1950)
> * First African-American nominated for an Emmy Award ("Route 66" in 1962)
> * Second African-American nominated for an Oscar ("Pinky")
> * First international hit song by an African-American: "Dinah"
> * First woman to scat. Ethel began scatting before it was called scat! (And I don't
> want to hear any scat jokes, please.)
> * Stage credits included "Stormy Weather," "As Thousands Cheer," and "Cabin in the
> Sky."
> * Films include "Member of the Wedding" and "The Sound and the Fury."
> Oh, and let me personally add that she was reportedly mean to younger, prettier African-Americans
> in some of her movies. Doesn't that certify her diva status as much as anything?
> 
> 
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