Ethel Smith: Ethel Smith. Actress: Bathing Beauty. Ethel Smith graduated from Carnegie Tech, having majored in piano. She got a job as an organist in California, and then went to Rio de Janeiro for a four-week booking. She returned to the United States during WWII, and "Tico Tico" ("Tico Tico no Fubá", the Brazilian title) became a major hit in New York and across the country. She was asked to appear in...
Known For: Bathing Beauty (Ethel Smith - Music Teacher), Easy to Wed (Ethel Smith), C'mon, Let's Live a Little (An' Effel), Cuban Pete (Ethel Smith)