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Was there anything special about Ruth Etting's personal life?
Her grandparents were asked to buy the textbooks she had used at the end of a school term because Ruth Etting had filled them with her drawings.
Did Ruth Etting have any hobbies or special interests?
Ruth Etting was interested in drawing at an early age; she drew and sketched anywhere she was able.
Where did Ruth Etting's hobbies and interest take her in her career?
Ruth Etting attended art school in Chicago. Etting got a job designing costumes at the Marigold Gardens nightclub, which led to employment singing and dancing in the chorus there.
Was Ruth Etting successful in her art career?
Before turning exclusively to performing, Ruth Etting worked as a designer for the owner of a costume shop in Chicago's Loop; she was successful, earning a partnership in the shop.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Ruth Etting's biography?
Ruth Etting and Martin Snyder met in 1922. Snyder also used his political connections to get bookings for Etting. They married July 17, 1922.

Question: Did she ever work with anyone famous?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Ruth Etting ever work with anyone famous?