Martin Snyder - Wikipedia
His second wife was the singer and entertainer Ruth Etting, whom he married in 1922 and whose career he aggressively promoted. [7] [b] Snyder and Etting met when she was performing at the Marigold Gardens. He divorced his first wife to marry Etting. [4] [6] In 1927, the couple moved to New York City, where Etting landed a role in the Ziegfeld ...
Ruth Etting - Wikipedia
Etting was then managed by Moe Snyder, whom she married in 1922. Snyder was known for being very protective of Ruth, keeping her out of trouble in the dangerous city and referring to her as "the little lady", along with other affectionate names.
Etting, Ruth (1896–1978) - Encyclopedia.com
Instead, Etting turned to Moe "The Gimp" Snyder. Also known as "Colonel Gimp," Snyder was a low-level gangster, little more than a bodyguard for mid-level bosses, and, for extra cash, some of the top names on Chicago's nightclub circuit—Jimmy Durante, Al Jolson, and Eddie Cantor.
Spotlight: Ruth Etting - Old Time Blues
2015年11月23日 · Becoming a featuring vocalist at the nightclub where she began performing by 1918, Etting met gangster Martin Snyder, better known as “Moe the Gimp”, for his gimp left leg. A naïve young country girl in the city of Chicago, Ruth became reliant on Snyder as a manager.
With night falling on the Roaring 20s, Ruth Etting cut “Ten Cents a Dance” on March 4, 1930, and it was named to the National Recording Registry in 2011. This Rodgers-Hart collaboration buries the 20s flapper myth and unveils the new Depression-era woman.
Ruth Etting - Biography - IMDb
Ruth Etting was born on November 23, 1896 in David City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934), A Regular Trouper (1932) and Road to Perdition (2002). She was married to Myrl Alderman and Martin Snyder. She died on September 24, 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Ruth Etting - Discography of American Historical Recordings
Etting was then managed by Moe Snyder, whom she married in 1922. Snyder made arrangements for Etting's recording and film contracts as well as her personal and radio appearances. She became nationally known when she appeared in Flo Ziegfeld's Follies of 1927.
Ruth Etting - IMDb
Ruth Etting was born on 23 November 1896 in David City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934), A Regular Trouper (1932) and Road to Perdition (2002). She was married to Myrl Alderman and Martin Snyder. She died on 24 September 1978 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Ruth Etting : America's Forgotten Sweetheart - Google Books
2009年10月12日 · The authors detail Etting's unhappy marriage to her husband manager, Martin (Moe 'The Gimp') Snyder, her second marriage to pianist arranger Myrl Alderman, and her Colorado Springs retirement.
Ruth Etting - The Syncopated Times
2024年10月30日 · She divorced Moe Snyder on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment on November 30, 1937, at which point she retired from performing and recording. Ruth Etting briefly emerged from retirement to host a radio show and accept an engagement at New York’s Copacabana in March 1947.