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Ethel Waters
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Ethel Waters Biography
Birth Place:
Chester, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
October 31, Scorpio
Date of Death:
09/01/1977
Profession:
Singer; actor
Ethel Waters Fast Facts:
Grew up in Philadelphia.
Married the first of her three husbands when she was 13.
Was one of the first African-Americans to appear on television, in a 1939 special,
The Ethel Waters Show,
on NBC.
Penned two autobiographies:
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
, which was a best seller, and
To Me It's Wonderful
.
Won a New York Drama Critics Award in 1950 for her role in
The Member of the Wedding
.
Toured with evangelist Billy Graham's crusades from 1960 to '75.
Made TV history when she became the first African-American woman to receive an Emmy nomination, for her 1961 appearance on
Route 66
.
U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp in her honor in September 1994.
Ethel Waters Relationships:
Clyde Edward Matthews - Ex-husband
Edward Mallory - Ex-husband
Genevieve Howard - Half Sister
John Waters - Father
Louise Anderson - Mother
Merritt 'Buddy' Purnsley - Ex-husband
Norman Joseph Howard - Stepfather
Sally Anderson - Grandmother
Ethel Waters Awards:
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1949 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
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