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You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of the family.
Ethel Waters
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Ethel Waters
Age: 80 †
Born: 1896
Born: October 31
Died: 1977
Died: September 1
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Singer
Stage Actor
Vocalist
Chester
Pennsylvania
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Family
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I dressed plain, but my partners were always spending more money on clothes than I could afford.
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Today I blame only certain agents for my long eclipse as a public entertainer.
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I found that a couple of bottles of beer would give me a lift, but the third bottle would sober me up.
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My whole family could sing. My family harmonized without any instruments to accompany them.
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I could always open shows, perform through the middle, and close shows.
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