Betty Hutton - Good Morning America (1980)

Betty Hutton interview on Good Morning America, June 16, 1980
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[@marilyn148]

I am a fan of Betty Hutton and I Loved her movies. Her daughter looks like her Mom. Glad she found peace in her later life.

[@jasbegs1258]

Unfort I don't think the reunion lasted too long

[@1owellete1]

What a tragedy to lose your children for so long but having found them again is a test of Faith. And for the rest of her life she was loved which is all she ever wanted! God blessed us with her talent and life’s struggles to learn what it means to LOVE! Thank you to all of the Offspring of This great Lady who has helped so many be strong and come back to their families. Thank you to those making these memories unveiled to all of us! God Blessed us with this life of Betty Hutton Revealed! They should make a movie of her Life story. Her story needs to be told in view of her Triumph over addiction and through her FAITH she found PEACE of Heart and Soul! ❤

[@January.]

Betty is an extremely smart, all-around talented underappreciated LEGEND. I wish I had the pleasure to meet her.

[@GeorgePenton-np9rh]

I'm 71 and have just now discovered Betty Hutton. How did she escape my radar? Now I can't stop talking about her talking about her talking about her....

[@mylifeisaparty]

She is really captivating

[@sherb8892]

Watching her daughter in the background is heart wrenching…She reminds me of Princess Diana in some of her interviews…so sad

[@bob110088]

Always loved Betty Hutton, a great entertainer. Hope they do a movie about her.

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

Betty Hutton was a normal hman who had a lot of preassure all around her. And when your addicted to alcohol you are NOT thinking straight.It's not their fault. Even if their not drinking or using , their not thinking right because of the guilt, personal problems, money, etc. etc. etc. That's what rehabilitation Centers and rehabs are for. God bless anyone who goes through this Hell.

[@jillkramer4438]

I identify with Betty, I went through the same thing, my girls are fine but my boy holds a grudge.

[@rhythmictiger]

@2:52 I feel like you get a little glimpse into their relationship when Betty takes over and says she was a 'perfect mother' and there is this look in Lindsey's eyes. Then later on she says she worked all the time when her kids were young and she's better with her grandchildren. I wonder what went wrong after this. Okkkk she moved in, bad idea.

[@jamesfox2579]

God bless, Betty Hutton.💔😢🥀🥀🥀

[@brunodsouza7875]

Betty, any song you can sing I can sing deeper I can sing any song Deeper than you! Was in awe of you as an 8 year old in India in 1948...

[@liloulaszlo6600]

Betty Hutton had such hard years, exactly like Judy Garland. So sad of all this, they had such talents, such sensitivity.

[@Droodog127]

she was asked to replace Judy in Annie Get your gun when Judy had her breakdown and while filming Betty was shunned by the cast and crew and she felt so depressed and didn't know why they were being mean to her.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

She was so energetic as an actress.

[@julietrask7497]

She was called a vitamin by Bob Hope. She had tons on energy.

[@summermen]

Did no shrink ever consider a bi-polar diagnosis? She's all over the map here.

[@L-Anded]

ADHD, maybe.

[@KarensOpinionsMayDiffer]

That would explain a lot. Her manic behavior feels overwhelming in this interview.

[@PaulMarinaro]

You are correct. Betty was an incredibly troubled person. Given her response to her daughter's first comments, it's no wonder the reunion was short-lived.

[@GeorgePenton-np9rh]

I think I read somewhere that she was diagnosed with that.

[@иваниванов-ъ1ь4о]

i feel-she is GREAT TALENT ! i saw her films. ( hey from russia).))

[@Demille40]

The sad thing this reunion didn’t last. She and her daughters became estranged again and her daughters never attended her mother’s funeral. It’s sad when this happens.

[@jasbegs1258]

Betty is glowing here - pity the reunion was not meant to be.

[@chuckwagon5518]

I read the whole family was like that...Betty was estranged from her family and later in life, her older sister Marion too. I think Marion was estranged from her kids as well. Show business is a family-killer. But, they both brought joy and happiness to millions of people during their time on this earth. RIP Betty and Marion.

[@akrenwinkle]

Daughter looks like she would rather be anywhere else.

[@janetclaireSays]

I read that none of her daughters even went to her funeral, so things must have gotten bad again. Sad.

[@bethr8756]

Well maybe not, some people don't believe in funerals. The person isn't there anyway. And it could be so traumatic, it's best not to go in most cases.

[@MovieJon]

Lindsay inherited her mother's fluffy hair and eternally shiny face. LOL

[@Tsip89]

Back in those days adults on TV sounded both like individuals AND adults. No mas.

[@brettrosen8628]

Rip 🪦 Betty Hutton

[@ams554]

Poor lady, poor children.

[@minnahumble2294]

I figured as i watched the video that living together again with her children would not work out. Poor Betty Hutton seemed too insecure. How could she be trusted to help with the grandchildren on a daily basis. It’s one thing to be reunited but quite another to live under the same roof. I think they should have rebuilt their relationships slowly. It seems like her childhood set her on a rocky road with little possibility for sustained happiness and wellbeing.

[@minnahumble2294]

PS - Watch her older daughter’s face when Betty cuts her off. There is a lot of resentment in those eyes. If you ask me, Betty is acting manic through out the interview.

[@brentclackson7009]

Hollywood can crush the weak, the trusting, and the insecure! Betty Hutton had a whole mess of talent, and a whole mess of problems! her suffering is now over and I hope see is in a better place.

[@ninosimone]

What a life she had… so many ups and downs .

[@Kenistyless]

Families are Families; we have no business there; none of us...to judge her or her daughters; it's their affair...l'd just like to say, on a happier note...that Betty started her career...in her mother's speakeasy in the1920's ; the Roaring 20's; Charleston et al...and was still on trend, on point, styling it with DISCO and the Farrah Flick 60 YEARS LATER...that's ICONIC...if you know ANYTHING about Style...A ture legend...

[@donnasparks2507]

She was a great talent..none of us walked in her shoes..so happy she found God and now she is resting in peace in heaven..probably singing praises to him .

[@janicel.michael7034]

People are still figuring out that people try to medicate themselves because they don't need daily psychiatric medications, they get feeling better and then go off their meds and the symptoms return.

[@robnlynchburgvaable]

They clearly never reconciled because none of her 3 children attended her funeral.

[@cmcb09]

It was clear by the expression on her daughter's face, it was taking every bit of self control not to blow up.

[@liloulaszlo6600]

So sad to learn it. She deserved better, anyway her kids had also their own reasons I guess.

[@jackanthony976]

I wonder what went wrong with their reconciliation.

[@cmcb09]

JACK ANTHONY she always came off as a woman who meant well but would be very draining to be around, just non stop. Also of course her personal issues were probably hard to get past. Sadly none of her daughters or grandchildren really visited her in her final years or even attended her memorial service.

[@deliarealtor]

@@cmcb09 she had such a personality at times it was very draining to be around her. But I’m the type of person who is drained around people. I met Cari when she was in RI, she was a beauty like her mother. Lindsey looks very much like Betty.

[@laurastafford6217]

I think Betty had a nervous break down. Sometimes actors and actresses can't handle aging and not being in the spotlight. I hate her children had to suffer from it.

[@Suntan38]

None of her kids or family attended her funeral. She was a legend, but at the cost of her personal relationships brought on by her tragedy if her childhood

[@nathanmulroy8313]

Sorry to hear there was more trouble ahead. Appears that at this point she had done a lot of healing work.

[@wadesutton3510]

she was great!my favorite film is The Perals Of Pauline , the pearl white story.Her last interview with robert osbourn was so sad, she was wacko!RIP dear lady.

[@ScrapNfight]

The character of Neely O'Hara in Valley of the Dolls was based on Hutton and Garland. Their drug abuse and their tempers.

[@thomasbinninger1355]

I think betty replaced JUDY GARLAND ON ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.

[@w.urlitzer1869]

great tan.

[@flenif2247]

Wow! They all got the Farrah Fawcett hairdo... Lol

[@jeffjohnson1054]

theyre buying a larger house....... i wonder how much they scammed out of betty on that deal before throwing her ass out.

[@PatrickLHawkins]

Betty didn't have any money to scam. She herself had stated a number of times in different interviews that she was flat broke. She made 9 million dollars during her career and lost it all. Paid out several large divorce settlements and never received any residuals for the movies she made.

[@barbaradubeck6393]

Parents are never perfect, some less perfect than others, but sons and daughters should ALWAYS honor their parents ( obviously cases of sexual and physical abuse excepted ). It's selfish and self destructive to do otherwise. Betty Hutton was not perfect, she had alcohol and drug abuse problems, but by all accounts, she was good to her children and loved them dearly. Her father left Betty and her mother when Betty was 2 yrs old. 16 years later, her father committed suicide and it deeply affected Betty. There is never an excuse for not honoring your parents ( save sexual and physical abuse ) and God feels it important enough to make it His 6th of 10 Commandments. The reasons are as much for the welfare of the children as they are for the parents. RIP, Betty

[@typower9]

Thanks. Didn't know that her father had committed suicide when Betty was 18. Only knew he left her mother and herself and her sister when she was 2.

[@piscesempress1978]

my father is an abuser, how dare you say I should honor him, wtf are you to tell anyone what they should do?

[@DMalltheway]

You don’t speak for others.

[@Lokie-cd2hw]

Her children still rejected her in the last decades of her life. None of them went to her funeral. Betty died alone with no family by her side.

[@jackanthony976]

Betty's reconciliation with her children did not last long... none of her children or grandchildren showed up at Betty's funeral.

[@josephebneth2604]

HER DAUGHTER STILL OOKS PISSED OFF

[@scotnick59]

Charismatic as Betty was, she was NOT a good mother. You can see it on Lindsay's face throughout the interview Sadly, not one of her daughters attended her funeral.

[@bruw5640]

Judy Garland was a great mother to all of her children. Yes they had unusual childhoods but ALWAYS felt loved. Judy’s children all attended her funeral and miss her very much to this very day,

[@Demille40]

Judy was a great mother. Liza, Lorna, and Joe will all attest to that.

[@annairwin8147]

I think she was bipolar and a narcissist......where was the personal responsibility...but she’s at peace now...God bless💕🙏

[@wildernessvoice4013]

Her children didn't show up for her funeral so it didn't work

[@DavidBensonActor]

Poor daughter. Her face when her mother butts right and silences her testimony is painful to see.

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

What about Gynella Hutton?? She was hooooooooot.

[@Mike-wf1nm]

She was a very sick woman. Shame on all of you.

[@65wiseman]

She looks ridiculous with the Farrah Fawcett wig.

[@thomasbinninger1355]

She actually seems very scary and manic.

[@Kenistyless]

No she doesn't...it was 1980; Disco; every White Woman wanted one. SHE was on point; on trend!!!...l know; l'm coming from DISCO. Party credible!!!

[@robingagan6288]

Jealous

[@MTknitter22]

I wish shows like this had not interviewed her. She was just too tender and emotional. Shows like this treated her like an oddity. What was her daughter even thinking. She evidently did not really have any protectors in her life. They would have never let her come on here and let them milk her emotions. Hard to watch. TCM Robert Osborne’s interview with Betty just a few years before her death is the one to watch. He was so kind, so tender with her. You got a sense of who she really was.

[@4fundays]

Awwwwww David Hartman....❤

[@permijitdunkley1697]

and relax...