As a teenager
Betty Hutton (February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedienne and singer. As a teenager she was scouted by orchestra leader Vincent Lopez, who gave Hutton her entry into the entertainment business. In 1939 she appeared in several musical shorts for Warner Bros., and appeared in a supporting role on Broadway in Panama Hattie (starring Ethel Merman) and Two for the Show, both produced by Buddy DeSylva. When DeSylva became a producer at Paramount Pictures, Hutton was signed to a featured role in the film "The Fleet's In" (1942), starring Paramount's number one female star Dorothy Lamour. Hutton was an instant hit with the movie-going public. Hutton made 19 films from 1942 to 1952 including the hugely popular "The Perils of Pauline" in 1947. Hutton's greatest screen triumph came in "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950) - hired to replace an exhausted Judy Garland in the role of Annie Oakley. In 1944, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records (she was one of the earliest artists to do so).
Feature Films
The Betty Hutton Show
Other TV Appearances
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