Ethel Smith | |
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Born | Ethel Goldsmith November 22, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 10, 1996 Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 93)
Years active | c.1925–1993 |
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Ethel Smith (born Ethel Goldsmith; November 22, 1902[1][2] – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop or Latin style on the Hammond organ. In the 1940s, she had founded the Ethel Smith Music Corporation for the publication of songs sheets. She had a long recording career and appeared in many films.
Although she publicly gave her birthdate as November 22, 1910, she was actually born in 1902. An early marriage to a Mr. Spiro had ended in divorce before 1940.