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Ethel Waters (1896โ1977) was a blues singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own television show and to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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#EthelWaters #BlackHistory #LessonoftheWeek #BlackHistoryMonth
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<<ETHEL WATERS INTERMISSION>>
AM I BLUE?
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๐ถ On This Day in Black History โ October 31, 1896 ๐ถ
We celebrate the birth of Ethel Waters, a groundbreaking singer and actress whose talent opened doors for Black performers across America.
#BlackHistoryMonth #EthelWaters #OnThisDay #EntertainmentPioneer #BroadwayToHollywood
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OCTOBER 31ST
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHEL WATERS!
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 โ September 1, 1977)
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Happy Birthday to trailblazing performer Ethel Waters (born Oct 31, 1896 โ died 1977).
A star of jazz, blues, Broadway, and early Hollywood, Waters broke racial barriers and lived boldly, including relationships with women, leaving a lasting mark on American culture.
#EthelWaters #JazzLegend
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The divine, groundbreaking and discreetly lesbian African-American singer and actress Ethel Waters was BOTD in 1896. #ethelwaters #supergays #bornonthisday
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Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Underneath the Harlem Moon" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) (1933)
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Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) (1939)
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Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
"Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) (1933)
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Ethel Waters, American singer and actress, was born on Oct. 31, 1896 (d. 1977). #EthelWaters
Ethel Waters w/ Eddie "Rochester" Anderson - "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, lyrics by John La Touche, Ted Fetter) (1943, from Cabin the Sky)
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Black-and-white portrait of Ethel Waters smiling warmly, draped in a shimmering lace head covering that frames her face.
Born on Halloween in 1896, Ethel Waters rose from poverty to Broadway fame, becoming a recording star and the first Black woman with her own TV show. Her music transcended segregation, turning her pain into platinum success.
#EthelWaters #VoicesFromHistory
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๐คโจ **Triple Threat of the Day: Ethel Waters!** She sang *โStormy Weather,โ* danced on Broadway, and starred in *Cabin in the Sky* and *Pinky.*ย The first Black woman with her own TV show โ a true legend! ๐ซ Whatโs your favorite Ethel Waters song or movie? ๐ถ #EthelWaters #Legend #CelebratingOurHistory
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Poem: love is reciprocal listening to your words seeing your deeds cognitive dissonance If you turn away from me even as I love you assuredly Iโd leave you paired with an image from the sleeve of an Ella Fitzgerald 78 recording โ Miss Otis Regrets Sheโs unable to lunch today, recorded in 1956. The image has a lilac background with a woman in a long black velvet gown in shock after shooting her lover This image ยฉilinkcs (2025/09)
On my mind today: How love is reciprocal, symmetric
Asymmetry is a no no
Inspired by a Cole Porter song โMiss Otis Regrets Sheโs Unable To Lunch Todayโ sung by #EllaFitzgerald (1956) & #EthelWaters (1934)
Still listen to both.
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#poetry #poem #78vinyl #ColePorter
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WINNER
ETHEL WATERS, THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
Ethel Waters performance as Berenice is one of the most soulful performances put to screen so warm, open and emotional confidently captaining this theatrical drama. Waters face alone is heartbreaking.
#movies #LeadingActress #EthelWaters
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#songayear #musicchallenge Working backwards
Day 93 - 1933 - Ethel Waters - Stormy Weather
- "Night comes around and I'm still feeling bad. Rain pourin' down, blinding every hope I had." #ethelwaters #stormyweather
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#WomenMusicWednesday
๐ถ Ethel Waters was a child of rape and a child bride at 13 to an abusive husband, but rose to star at the Cotton Club, be the highest-paid performer on Broadway, be the first African American to star in her own television show, be nominated for an Academy Award, and, well [โฆ]
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LEADING ACTRESS
the nominees
Jean Arthur, The More the Merrier
Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca
Ethel Waters, Cabin in the Sky
Teresa Wright, Shadow of a Doubt
#movies #LeadingActress #ActingClips #JeanArthur #IngridBergman #EthelWaters #TeresaWright
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sorry, no pics of ๐ฑgarden today, though did get *some weeding done before it hit 89.
#heatindex - 108 by 4 pm.
"Heat Wave" song sung by famous American #blackwoman #singer & #actress #EthelWaters. Song written by #IrvingBerlin for 1933 #musical As Thousands Cheer. #music
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'Keeps raining all the time' ~ not the only only reason this song came to me, an intimate Birthday dinner, the food amazing, the service impeccable, and, softly, in the background, was this this song, the perfect ambiance ~ โค๏ธ
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Black and white photo of Ethel Waters looking fabulous in menswear in the 1920s. She wearing a suit, including a vest and tie. Her hat is ar a jaunty angle, and she has a flower in her lapel. She is looking into the camera and smiling.
Yesterday was the 86th anniversary of singer and actress #EthelWatersโ variety TV special, โThe Ethel Waters Show.โ She was the first Black American to host a TV show! She was closeted by then, but sheโd lived openly as a lesbian in Harlem before gaining wider fame. #PrideMonth ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. She was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award, 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. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her 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". In 1938, Waters met artist Italian American Lucioni (born Giuseppe Luigi Carlo Benevenuto Lucioni) through their mutual friend, Carl Van Vechten. Lucioni asked Waters if he could paint her portrait, and a sitting was arranged at his studio at 64 Washington Square South. Waters bought the finished portrait from Lucioni in 1939 for $500. Luigi depicts Waters wearing a coral-colored, sleeveless dress with a simple, high-necked design and ornate scarab-shaped zipper or ornament. Her earrings are long and slender. Her skin tone is richly rendered with variations in shading and highlights. Waters, with her dark hair neatly pulled back, looks slightly away from us. Her dress is the main element of color contrast against the background. It's a solid color with subtle folds and wrinkles suggesting the fabric's drape and texture. The color is a warm, slightly muted coral or reddish-pink. Meanwhile, the backdrop consists of heavily draped, textured curtains. The fabric is a muted yellowish-green, creating a soft, somewhat somber background that complements Watersโ attire. The tailored red dress and a mink coat draped over the back of her chair exhibit Waters high status at the time. Lucioni positioned the performer with her arms tightly wrapped around her waist, a gesture that conveyed vulnerability, as if Waters were trying to protect herself.
Portrait of Ethel Waters by Luigi Lucioni (American) - Oil on canvas / 1939 - Huntsville Museum of Art (Alabama) #WomenInArt #art #ArtText #womensart #PortraitofaWoman #LuigiLucioni #Lucioni #EthelWaters #AmericanArt #HuntsvilleMuseumofArt #OilPainting #FineArt #PortraitofaLady #1930s #legend
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Ethel Waters: Pioneering blues singer and actress who broke racial barriers. First Black woman with her own TV show, Emmy nominee, and Academy Award contender. Her powerful performances in music and film paved the way for future generations. #BlackHistoryMonth #EthelWaters
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En la fiesta de The Member of The Wedding (1950) #FredZinnemann con #EthelWaters #CarsonMcCullers and #JulieHarris
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โWe are all gifted. That is our inheritance.โ
-Ethel Waters
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Sunday Diva/Three From The Hip:
Ethel Waters
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Ethel Waters -Performer. Started out at the Cotton club. She was the 2nd black woman nominated for an Oscar and 1st for a Emmy. Starred in her own television show.
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