Waters, Ethel 1896-1977
Overview
| Works: | 895 works in 1,506 publications in 3 languages and 18,601 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Musical films Drama Documentary films Music Romance films Nonfiction films Excerpts Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
| Roles: | Performer, Actor, Singer, Author, Composer, Lyricist, Originator, Costume designer, Conductor |
| Classifications: | ML420.W24, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Ethel Waters
- His eye is on the sparrow by Ethel Waters( Book )
- Heat wave : the life and career of Ethel Waters by Donald Bogle( Book )
- To me it's wonderful by Ethel Waters( Book )
- Ethel Waters, I touched a sparrow by Twila Knaack( Book )
- Wild women don't have the blues by Christine Dall( Visual )
- Ethel Waters : Stormy weather by Stephen Bourne( Book )
- Jazz by Ken Burns( Visual )
- Women of our time : an album of twentieth-century photographs by Frederick Voss( Book )
- The Negro in films by Peter Noble( Book )
- Finally home by Juliann DeKorte( Book )
- T'ain't nobody's bizness : queer blues divas of the 1920s( Visual )
- Renaissance women : five plays by Laurence Holder( Book )
- Cabin in the sky by Vernon Duke( Visual )
- Just a little talk with Ethel by Ethel Waters( Recording )
- To me it's wonderful by Ethel Waters( Recording )
- A Tribute to Ethel Waters by Diahann Carroll( Recording )
- Contemporary musicians : profiles of the people in music( )
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Most widely held works by
Ethel Waters
Cabin in the sky by
Vernon Duke(
Visual
)
31 editions published between 1942 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown ... and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan
31 editions published between 1942 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown ... and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan
Ken Burns jazz : the story of America's music by
Ken Burns(
Recording
)
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
Yes sir, that's my baby : the golden years of Tin Pan Alley, 1920-1929(
Recording
)
9 editions published between 1925 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 732 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1925 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 732 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The ladies sing the blues by
View Video(
Visual
)
13 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950's. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances
13 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950's. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances
The vintage Berlin by
Irving Berlin(
Recording
)
3 editions published between 1977 and 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1977 and 2003 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rhapsodies in black : music and words from the Harlem Renaissance(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 381 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The only collection in existence documenting the music, art and literature of the new negro of the Harlem Renaissance featuring digitally restored original recordings as well as new readings of renaissance literature plus a book containing rare previously unpublished photos, artwork and writings."
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 381 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The only collection in existence documenting the music, art and literature of the new negro of the Harlem Renaissance featuring digitally restored original recordings as well as new readings of renaissance literature plus a book containing rare previously unpublished photos, artwork and writings."
Cabin in the sky : original motion picture soundtrack by
Vernon Duke(
)
10 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stormy weather by
Andrew L Stone(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 1943 and 2000 in English and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imaginatively photographed though otherwise conventional all-Black musical featuring a host of top musical performers
7 editions published between 1943 and 2000 in English and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imaginatively photographed though otherwise conventional all-Black musical featuring a host of top musical performers
The member of the wedding by Prod Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1953 and 2016 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 12-year-old girl learns something about life when her sister gets married and a young boy dies
10 editions published between 1953 and 2016 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 12-year-old girl learns something about life when her sister gets married and a young boy dies
Wild women don't have the blues by
Christine Dall(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through historic performances and recordings, captures the spirit of such pioneering blueswomen as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, AlbertaHunter, Ida Cox, and others
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through historic performances and recordings, captures the spirit of such pioneering blueswomen as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, AlbertaHunter, Ida Cox, and others
Tales of Manhattan by
Julien Duvivier(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A disgruntled tailor has put a curse on a tailcoat. The tailcoat has a surprising effect on the people who wear it in this multi-episode film
3 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and held by 149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A disgruntled tailor has put a curse on a tailcoat. The tailcoat has a surprising effect on the people who wear it in this multi-episode film
Ethel Waters on stage and screen (1925-1940) by
Ethel Waters(
Recording
)
9 editions published between 1967 and 1989 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1967 and 1989 in English and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stanley Kramer film collection(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collections contains the movies, Guess who's coming to dinner, Member of the wedding, Ship of fools, Wild one, 5,000 fingers of Dr. T
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collections contains the movies, Guess who's coming to dinner, Member of the wedding, Ship of fools, Wild one, 5,000 fingers of Dr. T
At home abroad by
Arthur Schwartz(
Recording
)
7 editions published between 1981 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1981 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
His eye is on the sparrow by
Ethel Waters(
Book
)
33 editions published between 1951 and 1992 in English and French and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ethel Waters's His Eye is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman's experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit
33 editions published between 1951 and 1992 in English and French and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ethel Waters's His Eye is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman's experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit
That's entertainment by
Fred Astaire(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astair host this all-singing, all-dancing follow up to That's entertainment!, showing up more of what made the Golden Era of MGM moviemaking
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astair host this all-singing, all-dancing follow up to That's entertainment!, showing up more of what made the Golden Era of MGM moviemaking
A Tribute to Ethel Waters by
Diahann Carroll(
Recording
)
4 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in English and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1978 and 1992 in English and held by 20 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To me it's wonderful by
Ethel Waters(
Book
)
2 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Just a little talk with Ethel by
Ethel Waters(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1977 in Undetermined and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
A conversation with Ethel Waters who sings some of her favorite songs, tells of her life, and gives of her wisdom, wit, and joy of living
1 edition published in 1977 in Undetermined and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
A conversation with Ethel Waters who sings some of her favorite songs, tells of her life, and gives of her wisdom, wit, and joy of living
To me it's wonderful by
Ethel Waters(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The autobiography of a singer who achieved success as an actress. Raised in a ghetto, the author writes of her return to religion and happiness. 1972
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The autobiography of a singer who achieved success as an actress. Raised in a ghetto, the author writes of her return to religion and happiness. 1972
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African American entertainers African American motion picture actors and actresses African American musicians African Americans African American singers African Americans in motion pictures African American women African American women musicians African American women singers American literature--African American authors American poetry--African American authors Armstrong, Louis, Bechet, Sidney, Beiderbecke, Bix, Berlin, Irving, Blues (Music) Blues musicians Cotton Club Cox, Ida, Dance orchestra music Ellington, Duke, Film excerpts Good and evil Goodman, Benny, Harlem Renaissance Hines, Earl, Hunter, Alberta Jazz Jazz dance Jazz musicians Jazz vocals Man-woman relationships Motion picture music Motion picture music--Excerpts Music Musical films--Excerpts Musicals Musicals--Excerpts New York (State)--New York Popular music Rainey, Ma, Redemption Shaw, Artie, Singers Smith, Bessie, Temptation United States Waters, Ethel, Women jazz singers Women singers
Alternative Names
Etel Voters
Ethel Waters actrice américaine
Ethel Waters actriz estadounidense
Ethel Waters Amerikaans actrice (1896-1977)
Ethel Waters amerikansk skådespelare, musiker och sångare
Ethel Waters amerikansk skodespelar, musikar og songar
Ethel Waters amerikansk skuespiller, musiker og sanger
Ethel Waters amerykańska wokalistka bluesowa i jazzowa, aktorka
Ethel Waters attrice statunitense
Ethel Waters US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin
Howard, Ethel 1896-1977
Waters, Ethel 1900-1977
Етел Вотерс
Уотерс, Этель
אתל ווטרס שחקנית אמריקאית
اتل واترز بازیگر، موسیقیدان، و خواننده آمریکایی
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