Betty Hutton was born on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan under the birth name of Elizabeth June Thornburg. www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2440/hutton.html
(See Cover) It was not an auspicious debut. Mom strummed the ukulele in the blind pig that she operated in Lansing, Mich., and out onto the floor came a skinny, freckled five-year-old named Betty... www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,812252,00.html
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Name at birth: Elizabeth Thornburg Betty Hutton was nicknamed "The Blonde Bombshell" thanks to her extreme energy on stage and screen. www.who2.com/bettyhutton.html