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Blurb: “HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW BY ETHEL WATERS WITH CHARLES SAMUELS
HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW is Ethel Waters-her warmth, her faith in God, her lusty humor, and, above all, her cour-age. Her story begins in a sordid Negro tenement in Chester, Pennsylvania; it ends fifty years later in a star's dressing room on Broadway.
Ethel Waters-illegitimate, born in the Chester slums, unloved by her slatternly mother, pimp's errand girl, honky-tonk singer, and then, by tum, a fabulously successful blues singer and actress-has never been discouraged. Deep faith and belief in her God have given her the strength and determination to make the long, hard pull from tenements and cheap
roadhouses to Hollywood cameras and
Broadway lights.
Known for years as the superb inter. preter of such smash hits as "Dinah,"
"Heat Wave," "Am I Blue?" and "Stormy Weather," Ethel Waters has shown more recently that she is also a brilliant actress
-in the moving picture, Pinky, and in the Broadway successes, Mamba's Daughter and The Member of the Wedding.
This rich autobiography of a great
American woman tells her whole life story, from her lowly background to the heights of success. Completely realistic, it is written in rich, colorful idiom and spotlighted with the glamorous names and memorable events of American show business.
HIs ExE IS ON THE SPARROW is as magnificently honest as Ethel Waters herself; it is the truly inspiring story of a great theatrical personality and a great woman.