actress/singer Betty Hutton dies

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RIP Trudy Kockenlocker

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Aw, I loved Betty Hutton.

― Nicole, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

Great as Annie Oakley too, I must confess. RIP

― Michael White, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

Like the Preston Sturges stories in that article. Don't think I've seen that film; clearly I should.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

Yup. She had some tough times there too. RIP.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

oh man ned, seek out miracle of morgan's creek at once

rip

― ghost rider, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

I've never seen any of her films cept Creek. I do own that recent compilation of her recordings, the pace of which ejustify Bob Hope's descrip of her as "a vitamin pill on legs." (faves: "I Can't Stop Talkin About Him," "Hamlet," "Murder He Says")

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

My yup was of course to M White re Annie Oakley.

Here is the Miracle of Morgan's Creek thread.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

Three films and hour interview rerun on TCM Thursday.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 17:02 (nineteen years ago)

That obit nails exactly what makes her a treasure (and an irritant). And what a life! WTF: She converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1986, she earned a liberal arts degree from Salve Regina College, in Newport, R.I., commenting that she liked college because “the kids studying there accepted me as one of them.”

Love this quote: Hutton could be brash behind the camera, too, telling The Associated Press in 1954: “When I’m working with jerks with no talent, I raise hell until I get what I want.”

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:01 (nineteen years ago)

She shoulda made the distaff version of Back to School.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:28 (nineteen years ago)

She ruled! So, so funny. And the records are great -- both the RCA (mentioned above) and Capitol stuff (like "Rumble, Rumble, Rumble" and "Doin' It the Hard Way"). Rest in peace, Miss Hutton.

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

Her entrance in Morgan's Creek -- in the music store -- is a hoot.

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

Only human to have a song covered by Bjork and a film role remade by Jerry Lewis...

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:30 (nineteen years ago)

the end of classy.

― danbunny, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 22:03 (nineteen years ago)

not as big on Sturges as a lot of critics, but MIRACLE is sooo good, and Betty was aces in it. RIP

― gershy, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 03:24 (nineteen years ago)

Some musical clips here.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:26 (nineteen years ago)

I like the reference to Rain-in-the-Face in "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief."

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2008/03/betty-hutton-be.html

― Dr Morbius, Saturday, 29 March 2008 19:44 (eighteen years ago)

wittgenstein loved this dame

― banriquit, Sunday, 30 March 2008 00:23 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

uh, Betty went to college with ... Kristin Hersh!!!

http://www.kristinhersh.com/beautiful-old-betty/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/books/review/Sheffield-t.html

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 17:51 (fifteen years ago)

yeah - she wrote a song about her when she died too: it's "elizabeth june" (download here http://kristinhersh.cashmusic.org/speedbath/)

This is Betty's song...my friend Betty, whose ghost haunts Palm Springs, or at least haunts me in Palm Springs. She died here, lonely. I was too afraid to see her old to go looking for her. But I bet she was beautiful up to and through the end.
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The lyrics hurt my feelings 'cause I miss Betty and I missed her end, but I like to think of her sweet, yet bizarre self having only palm trees to answer to, after a life fraught with tension. Bullied by the entertainment industry, she was riddled with insecurity...a great brain, not given a minute to think.

― joe, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:04 (fifteen years ago)

You should read "Rat Girl." Her Betty stories in that book are AMAZING. They used to hide out together in the bathroom at the library and talk all day.

― not Morbius old, but still (Phil D.), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:11 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah, the NYTBR thing by Sheffield hints at as much.

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

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