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Betty Hutton, energetic star of '50s musicals, is dead at 86
examiner.com ^ | Mar 12, 2007 | BOB THOMAS

Posted on 03/12/2007 7:37:59 PM PDT by lunarbicep

Betty Hutton, the actress and singer who brought a brassy vitality to Hollywood musicals such as "Annie Get Your Gun," has died in Palm Springs, Calif., at age 86.

The death was confirmed Monday by a friend of Hutton who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, citing her wishes that her death be announced at a specified time by the executor of her estate, Carl Bruno. The source refused to provide further details including the time and cause of death.

"I can neither confirm or deny" the report, Bruno told The Associated Press from Palm Springs. "I'll be happy to talk about it tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon."

Hutton was at the top of the heap when she walked out of her Paramount contract in 1952, reportedly in a dispute over her demand that her then-husband direct her films. She made only one movie after that but had a TV series for a year and worked occasionally on the stage and in nightclubs.

Unlike other actresses who have been called "blonde bombshells," Hutton had a screen personality that had more to do with energy and humor than sex.


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1 posted on 03/12/2007 7:38:02 PM PDT by lunarbicep
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To: Borges

ping


2 posted on 03/12/2007 7:38:49 PM PDT by lunarbicep (Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain)
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To: Temple Owl

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3 posted on 03/12/2007 7:40:11 PM PDT by Tribune7 (A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet)
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To: lunarbicep; All
For those who’ve never seen it, run don’t walk to get The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek.

Rest in peace.

4 posted on 03/12/2007 7:42:55 PM PDT by dighton
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To: lunarbicep

RIP

5 posted on 03/12/2007 7:43:47 PM PDT by woofie
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To: lunarbicep
Well, shoot. I really liked Betty. I will miss her.



Rest In Peace

6 posted on 03/12/2007 7:49:41 PM PDT by FortWorthPatriot
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To: lunarbicep

She did a lot of her own trapeze stunts in "The Greatest Show On Earth" (1952).


7 posted on 03/12/2007 8:08:22 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (L'Chaim!)
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To: dighton

Annie Get Your Gun.


8 posted on 03/12/2007 8:08:41 PM PDT by Abcdefg
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Great Movie! R-I-P Betty!


9 posted on 03/12/2007 8:09:45 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: REDWOOD99

Perils of Pauline was my favorite. She was cute in that. Sincere condolences to her family, someone like that will be missed.


10 posted on 03/12/2007 8:33:48 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: dighton

One of my all-time favorites! I even worked with one of the "fathers" for a while - long after this film.

Loved, loved, loved Betty Hutton! May she truly Rest in Peace, always.

*smooches to Miss Hutton*


11 posted on 03/12/2007 8:52:51 PM PDT by Rte66
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To: Rte66
I even worked with one of the “fathers” for a while - long after this film.

If you can settle the ID of Private Ratzkywatzky, it’s never too late.

12 posted on 03/12/2007 9:05:31 PM PDT by dighton
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To: dighton

LOL - hint:

http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Morgans-Creek-Eddie-Bracken/dp/B0009W5J78


She's on one my all-time favorite CD's, too:

http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Lovely-Capitols-Great-Ladies/dp/samples/B00000DRD9#disc_1

*It had to be you ... wonderful you ... it had ... to .. be .. you.*

She does a real cute comic turn on the chorus in one place that I just love.


13 posted on 03/12/2007 9:13:58 PM PDT by Rte66
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To: lunarbicep

She was cute and funny and had a unique charm. Very much a girl next door type.


14 posted on 03/12/2007 9:15:55 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: lunarbicep

any relation to Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night?


15 posted on 03/12/2007 9:18:08 PM PDT by rahbert
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To: Abcdefg

Movie trailer to Annie Get Your Gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqclpqbHbpQ


16 posted on 03/12/2007 9:23:08 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: lunarbicep

I thought she had died in the 1970's.


17 posted on 03/12/2007 9:26:08 PM PDT by MHT
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To: lunarbicep

I liked her quite a bit, even though she could occasionally be over-the-top in her comedy performances (anyone recall "Red, Hot and Blue" -1949, with Victor Mature, for example?). She was a BIG star in the 1940s, but you don't hear of her as much nowadays as some others. Probably because she was with Paramount, and such Paramount product doesn't seem to circulate as much as MGM, WB, or Fox does on cable. Anyway, she was wildly energetic, and made a real cute, hyperkinetic, blonde rag-doll... belting out bouncy songs like "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" and "Murder, He Says." All in all, she should be more well-known and acclaimed than she is. A very prominent comedienne from the old days, who in many ways really doesn't get her due.


18 posted on 03/12/2007 9:29:32 PM PDT by greene66
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To: lunarbicep

I hope it was peaceful. I saw some of her old movies when I was little and thought she was so beautiful.


19 posted on 03/12/2007 9:33:20 PM PDT by passionfruit
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To: lunarbicep

RIP Betty Hutton.


20 posted on 03/12/2007 10:03:13 PM PDT by Reagan Man (FUHGETTABOUTIT Rudy....... Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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