Betty Hutton (1921 - 2007)

Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who was active in the entertainment industry from the 1930s through the 1950s. She was born in 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan and began her career as a dancer and chorus girl in New York City. Hutton's big break came in the 1940s when she was cast in the lead role of the Broadway musical "Annie Get Your Gun," which launched her to stardom.

Hutton was known for her energetic and vivacious stage presence, and her strong, versatile singing voice. She had a string of successful films in the 1940s and 1950s, including "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek," "The Stork Club," and "The Perils of Pauline." Hutton was also a popular recording artist and released a number of hit songs, including "Murder, He Says," "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief," and "Rumble, Rumble, Rumble."

Despite her success, Hutton struggled with personal problems and financial difficulties later in life, and she largely retired from the entertainment industry in the late 1950s. She passed away in 2007 at the age of 86.

Books on Betty Hutton

		Gene Arceri Rocking Horse, A Personal Biography of Betty Hutton 2009
		Sir Eldon Griffiths, Roberta Lessor, and Myron Yeager The Hutton story Orange, Calif. :Santa Ana, CA, 1998

Books with substantial mentioning of Betty Hutton

		John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't New York, 2002
		James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts Hollywood Songsters, A Biographical Dictionary New York & London, 1991
		Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era Chicago and London, 1990
		Patrick Agan The Decline and Fall of the Love Goddess Los Angeles, 1979
		James Robert Parish Paramount Pretties New Rochelle, N.Y., 1972

Books with an entry on Betty Hutton

		Hilary White (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 2008, 27th Edition. A Survey of the films of 2007 Detroit, New York, San Francisco, New Haven, Conn., Waterville, Maine, London, 2008
		David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film New York, 2003
		Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book, The sound era Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Betty Hutton

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos New York, 1977

Films

1942
Star-Spangled Rhythm
A Letter From Bataan
The Fleet's In

1943
Show-Business at War
Let's Face It
Happy Go Lucky

1944
And the Angels Sing
Skirmish On the Home Front
Here Come the Waves

1945
Duffy's Tavern
Incendiary Blonde
The Stork Club

1946
Cross My Heart

1947
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Perils of Pauline
My Favorite Brunette

1948
Dream Girl

1949
Red, Hot and Blue

1950
Let's Dance
Annie Get Your Gun

1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Sailor Beware
Somebody Loves Me

1957
Spring Reunion

1994
Thats Entertainment! III

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