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Betty Hutton, (born Elizabeth June Thornburg on
February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an
United States|American actress, musician and
comedian|comedienne.

Raised by a single mother, Hutton (along with her
sister, Marion Hutton) started singing in the
family's speakeasy at age 3. Related troubles with
the police kept the family on the move; eventually
they moved to Detroit, Michigan|Detroit. As a
teenager, she sang in several local bands, and at
one point visited New York City|New York hoping to
perform in Broadway, where she was rejected.

A few years later, she was scouted by orchestra
leader Vincent Lopez, who gave Hutton her entry
into entertainment. In 1939 she appeared in
several musical shorts for Warner Bros., and
appeared on Broadway in Panama Hattie and Two for
the Show, produced by Buddy DeSylva. 

When DeSylva became a producer at Paramount
Studios, Hutton acquired a starring role in The
Fleet's In in 1942. She made 14 films in 11 years
during the 1940s and early 1950s, including "Annie
Get Your Gun", in which she stepped in to replace
Judy Garland in the role of Annie Oakley. In 1942,
she signed with Capitol Records, one of the first
artists to do so, but was unhappy with their
management, and signed with RCA. Her status as a
Hollywood star ended during contract disagreements
with Paramount.

Hutton worked in radio and toured in nightclubs,
then appeared on 
television through the early 1960s. In 1967, she
was signed for starring roles in two Paramount
western films|westerns, but was fired shortly
after the projects began. Afterwards, Hutton had
trouble with alcohol abuse, eventually attempting
suicide, and had a nervous breakdown. However,
after regaining control of her life, she went on
to teach acting.

Married four times with three children, Hutton as
of 2004 lives in Palm Springs.

==Hit songs==
*Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 
*His Rocking Horse Ran Away 
*I Wish I Didn't Love You So 
*It Had To Be You 
*Hit the Road to Dreamland
*Old Man Mose
*Murder He Says
*Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In a Hurry
*Somebody Loves Me
*Crazy Rhythm
*Orange Colored Sky
*Who Kicked the Light Plug (Out of the Socket)
*Papa Don't Preach to Me
*You Can't Get a Man with a Gun

==Filmography==

*Paramount Headliner: Queens of the Air (1938)
(short subject)
*Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra (1939) (short
subject)
*One for the Book (1939) (short subject)
*Three Kings and a Queen (1939) (short subject)
*Public Jitterbug Number One (1939) (short
subject)
*The Fleet's In (1942)
*A Letter from Bataan (1942) (short subject)
*Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
*Strictly G.I. (1943) (short subject)
*Happy Go Lucky (1943)
*Let's Face It (1943)
*The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
*And the Angels Sing (1944)
*Skirmish on the Home Front (1944) (short subject)
*Here Come the Waves (1944)
*Incendiary Blonde (1945)
*Duffy's Tavern (1945)
*Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) (short subject)
*The Stork Club (1945)
*Cross My Heart (1946)
*The Perils of Pauline (1947)
*Dream Girl (1948)
*Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
*Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
*Let's Dance (1950)
*The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
*Sailor Beware (1952) (cameo)
*Somebody Loves Me (1952)
*Spring Reunion (1957)
 
==External links==
*http://www.classicactresses.com/bettyh.html Betty
Hutton at Classic Actresses
*http://www.geocities.com/thebettyhuttonshow Betty
Hutton's Home Page
*http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2440/hut
ton.html Denny Jackson's Betty Hutton Page
*http://www.parabrisas.com/d_huttonb.html Betty
Hutton page on "Solid!" site