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Etta Moten Barnett (November 5, 1901 – January 2, 2004) was an American actress and contralto vocalist, who was identified with her signature role of "Bess" in Porgy and Bess. She created new roles for African-American women on stage and screen.
Digital Library. Singer and community leader Etta Moten Barnett was born on November 5th, 1901, in Weimar, Texas, the only daughter of Reverend Freeman F. Moten and Ida Norman Moten. Before attending the University of Kansas Etta Moten married Lieutenant Curtis Brooks and they had three children.
12 de ene. de 2004 · Claudia Luthier. Jan 11, 2004 - 18:00 EST. Ha muerto Etta Moten Barnett, que fue protagonista de la producción de Porgy and Bess en Broadway en 1942 y rompió las barreras raciales en dos...
The Barnetts returned to Africa thirteen times over the next twenty years, and Etta filed syndicated reports under the byline Etta Moten Barnett—a new name for a new occupation. Claude and Etta were part of the official press corps traveling with Vice President Richard Nixon to witness the lowering of the Union Jack in Accra and the raising ...
12 de feb. de 2019 · February 12, 2019. Etta Moten Barnett was one of the first black women to appear onscreen not as a comic stereotype, in "Gold Diggers of 1933." Image: From WTTW's 'Chicago Stories' How many acts can someone fit into a life? If you’re Etta Moten Barnett, enough to make up an epic play.
7 de jun. de 2013 · Barnett, Etta Moten (1901–2004). Etta Moten Barnett, singer, actress, activist, and philanthropist, was born on November 5, 1901, in Weimar, Texas. She was the only daughter of African Methodist Episcopal minister Freeman F. Moten and dressmaker Ida Mae (Norman) Moten. Etta Moten became active at an early age in the congregation ...
5 de ene. de 2004 · Jan. 5, 2004 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Etta Moten Barnett, who starred in the 1942 production of “Porgy and Bess” on Broadway and broke color barriers in two 1930s films, has died. She...
