Ethel Waters

Personal Info

Birth Date: October 31, 1896
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: September 1, 1977
Death Location: Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death: Kidney and heart failure

Stage & Film

Performance

At Home with Ethel Waters
Broadway Concert; 1953
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  • Performer
Blue Holiday
Original Broadway Production; 1945
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  • Cast
Laugh Time
Original Broadway Production; 1943
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  • Featured Performer
Cabin in the Sky
Film Version; 1943
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  • Cast
Cabin in the Sky
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Production; 1941
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  • Performer
Cabin in the Sky
Original Broadway Production; 1940
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  • Petunia Jackson
Cotton Club Parade (2nd Edition)
New York Production; 1937
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  • Performer
At Home Abroad
Original Broadway Production; 1935
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  • Featured Performer
As Thousands Cheer
Original Broadway Production; 1933
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  • Performer
Cotton Club Parade (22nd Edition)
New York Production; 1933
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  • Performer
Rhapsody in Black
Original Broadway Production; 1931
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  • Star Performer
Cotton Club Show (15th Edition)
15th Edition (Fall Edition); 1929
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  • Performer
Africana
Original Broadway Production; 1927
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  • Lead Performer

Commercial Audio

Performance

At Home Abroad
Reconstruction (Original Cast Members); 1981
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  • Cast
Cabin in the Sky
Soundtrack (CD); 1943
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  • Cast
Cabin in the Sky
Original Broadway Cast; 1940
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  • Petunia Jackson
Blackbirds of 1928
Original Cast Members; 1928
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  • Cast

Commercial Video

Performance

Cabin in the Sky
Home Video; 1943
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  • Cast

Writing

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  • Music & Lyrics

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Photos & Headshots

Personal Info

Birth Date: October 31, 1896
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: September 1, 1977
Death Location: Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death: Kidney and heart failure

Other Names

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Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

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Family

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