Ethel Waters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ethel Waters

American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1896

Place of Birth: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1977

Profession: singer, stage actor, film actor, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American singer and actress.
Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts, but she began her career in the 1920s singing blues.
Waters notable recordings include "Dinah", "Stormy Weather", "Taking a Chance on Love", "Heat Wave", "Supper Time", "Am I Blue?", "Cabin in the Sky", "I'm Coming Virginia", and her version of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow".
Waters was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award.
She was the first African-American to star on her own television show and the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat