Moten, Etta (1901–2004)
Moten, Etta (1901–2004)
African-American actress and singer. Name variations: Etta Moten Barnett. Born Etta Moten, Nov 5, 1901, in Weimer, Texas; died Jan 2, 2004, in Chicago, IL; dau. of a Methodist minister; University of Kansas, BS, 1931; married her high school teacher when young (div.); m. Claude Barnett (founder of Associated Negro Press), 1934 (died 1967); children: (1st m.) 3, including Sue Ish.
Broke color barriers with small parts in 2 films, Flying Down to Rio, where she sang "The Carioca," and Gold Diggers of 1933, singing a chorus of "Remember the Forgotten Man"; invited by Eleanor Roosevelt, was the 1st black woman to sing at the White House; starred on Broadway in Porgy and Bess (1942); had her own radio show on NBC's WMAQ in Chicago for many years.
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