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Ethel Smith

Ethel Smith

Actor, Music Department

Born November 22, 1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died May 10, 1996

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Ethel Smith (November 22, 1902 – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ.

Born Ethel Goldsmith, she performed from a fairly young age and traveled widely, after studying both music and several languages at Carnegie Tech. She became proficient in Latin music while staying in South America, and it is the style of music with which she is now most associated. She was a guitarist as well as an organist, and in her later years occasionally played the guitar live for audiences, but all her recordings were on the organ. She ultimately recorded dozens of albums, mostly for Decca Records.

Smith performed in several Hollywood films such as George White's Scandals (1945) and Melody Time (1948). She was married to Hollywood actor Ralph Bellamy from 1945 to 1947, at the height of her fame, and their acrimonious divorce made headlines. She never had children.

Her rendition of 'Tico Tico' became her best-known hit. She performed it in the MGM film Bathing Beauty (1944), after which her recording reached the U.S. pop charts in November 1944, peaked at #14 on January 27, 1945, and sold nearly two million copies worldwide.

"Down Yonder" was her second national hit, reaching #16 on October 27, 1951.

Smith's recording of 'Monkey on a String' became the theme song for Garfield Goose and Friends, a popular children's television show in Chicago that ran from 1952 until 1976.

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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker Poster

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker Feature Film1970Blowsy Lady at Pinball Machine

C'mon, Let's Live a Little Poster

C'mon, Let's Live a Little Feature Film1967An' Effel

Good Morning! with Will Rogers, Jr. TV Series1954Self - Guest

The Vaudeville Show TV Series1953Self

Ethel Smith and Henry King Orchestra Poster

Ethel Smith and Henry King Orchestra Short Film1950Self

The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter Poster

The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter TV Series1950Self - Organist

Cavalcade of Stars Poster

Cavalcade of Stars TV Series1949Self

Blame It on the Samba Poster

Blame It on the Samba Short Film1948Organ Player

Melody Time Poster

Melody Time Feature Film1948Self - Organist

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Audience Bow

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948Self - Organist

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Organist

Cuban Pete Poster

Cuban Pete Feature Film1946Ethel Smith

Easy to Wed Poster

Easy to Wed Feature Film1946Ethel Smith - Organ Player

George White's Scandals Poster

George White's Scandals Feature Film1945Hit Parade Swing Organist

Twice Blessed Poster

Twice Blessed Feature Film1945Organist

Bathing Beauty Poster

Bathing Beauty Feature Film1944Ethel Smith - Music Teacher

Music Department

2

Wicked, Wicked Poster

Wicked, Wicked Feature Film1973

Melody Time Poster

Melody Time Feature Film1948

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