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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.
Feb 4, 1993 · 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.
After Claude Barnett’s death in 1967, Etta Moten Barnett lived her final decades as the grand dame of Chicago civic life. She sat on the boards of the Urban League, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the DuSable Art Museum.
Feb 12, 2019 · From a young wife and mother to a trailblazing Broadway and Hollywood star admired by George Gershwin and Franklin D. Roosevelt to an ambassador to Africa and an important Chicago hostess and patron, Barnett filled her 102 years with an extraordinary amount of life.
Jan 5, 2004 · 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 was 102. Barnett died Friday of pancreatic...
May 9, 2018 · African American singer and actress Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004) was perhaps best known for her signature performance in the title role of George Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess.
Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was a pioneering musical artist before becoming known for her social and political activities. Born to A.M.E. preachers in Weimar, Texas, Barnett sang in church before studying music at Western University, which at the time was the only historically Black college located west of the Mississippi River.
