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Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg, February 26, 1921 – March 11, 2007<ref>{{cite news | title=Betty Hutton, Hollywood actress: 86 |url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/NATIONWORLD/703150426/1012/NATIONWORLD |work=Associated Press |date= 2007-03-13 |accessdate=2007-03-13 </ref>) was an United States|American Cinema of the United States|film actor|actress and singer.
Biography
Early life
Hutton began life as Elizabeth June Thornburg, a daughter of railroad foreman Percy E. Thornburg (1896-1939) and his wife, the former Mabel Lum (1901-1967). Her father abandoned the family for another woman and they did not hear from or see him again until they received a telegram, in 1939, informing them of his death from suicide. Along with her older sister Marion Hutton|Marion, Betty was raised by her mother, who took the surname Hutton and was later billed as the actress Sissy Jones. The three started singing in the family's speakeasy when Betty was 3 years old. Related troubles with the police kept the family on the move, and eventually they moved to Detroit, Michigan|Detroit. When interviewed as an established star appearing at the premiere of ''Let's Dance (musical)|Let's Dance'' (1950), her mother — arriving with her, and following a police escort — quipped, "At least this time the police are in front of us!" Hutton sang in sev... read all
