Today In History Ethel Waters, famed blues singer and actress, was born in Chester, PA, on this date October 31, 1900. Waters, a popular figure during the “Harlem Renaissance,” as 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". Waters 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. She won best supporting actress for her role in Pinky (1949). CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #ethelwaters #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXx-X5usmW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ethel Waters's IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914083/

I had hoped to see more burlesque and drag artifacts at the @ransomcenter’s vaudeville exhibition, but these were very cool! Gorgeous autographed photo of Gypsy Rose Lee, photo of Ethel Waters in “Rhapsody in Black,” and photos of a drag king and queen unknown to me! Show is on view through July 15. #vaudeville #burlesque #drag #dragking #dragqueen #gypsyroselee #ethelwaters (at Harry Ransom Center)

Today In History Ethel Waters, famed blues singer and actress, was born in Chester, PA, on this date October 31, 1900. Waters, a popular figure during the “Harlem Renaissance,” won best supporting actress for her role in Pinky (1949). “Down Home Music” and “Oh Daddy” were some of her famous songs. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #ethelwaters #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CVscZ_hLqMN/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today In History Ethel Waters, famed blues singer and actress, was born in Chester, PA, on this date October 31, 1900. Waters, a popular figure during the “Harlem Renaissance,” won best supporting actress for her role in Pinky (1949). “Down Home Music” and “Oh Daddy” were some of her famous songs. | CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #ethelwaters #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CHAmj7RAPnc/?igshid=1dhiw75y4k6yy

#EthelWaters (1896-1977) was an American actress and singer. She was the first to sing the famous song "Stormy Weather" at the #CottonClub. She says she sang the song "from the depths of the private hell in which I was being crushed and suffocated. " Waters was the first #AfricanAmerican to have her own tv show (The Ethel Waters Show) and be nominated for a prime time #Emmyaward. She's the second African American to be nominated for an #AcademyAward. Waters was the first black performer to integrate Broadway, and quickly became its highest paid performer, but she still had difficulty finding work as a result of her race. While Waters never publicly acknowledged her sexuality, she lived with her girlfriend Ethel Williams and was known in Harlem's lesbian scene. Her music also had a large gay following. "It has been an ache and a joy both to look over this big shoulder of mine at all my yesterdays." https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzp6U-Dpit/?igshid=166rsqahcemmw

Enjoying #CabinInTheSky for #BlackHistoryMonth starring #EddieRochesterAnderson #EthelWaters #LenaHorne #LouisArmstrong #DukeEllington #classic Directed by #vincenteminnelli and #busbyberkeley @appletv (Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NyRfzplZS/?igshid=h9abyhycq9gr

Photo credit: New York Times #blackhistorymonth #ethelwaters #namestoremember https://www.instagram.com/p/B8I2xaTp1PS/?igshid=1rwem90h5cn1e