Martin Snyder

[4][6] In 1927, the couple moved to New York City, where Etting landed a role in the Ziegfeld Follies.

[5][2] After a move to Los Angeles in the early 1930s, Etting was hired for some film roles, and The Chase and Sanborn Hour radio show with Jimmy Durante.

Etting remained in Los Angeles for her radio work, while Snyder returned to Chicago.

[12][13][c] In January 1938, Snyder began making threatening telephone calls to Etting, at first claiming she concealed assets from him when the divorce settlement was made.

[13][d] Etting obtained both police and private protection, but apparently believed the danger was past when Snyder did not appear soon after his telephone threats; she dismissed her bodyguards.

When Myrl Alderman tried to speak, he was shot by Snyder, who then told Etting, "I've had my revenge, so you can call the police.

[30] In August 1940, Myrl Alderman asked the district attorney to drop further prosecution attempts against Snyder for the 1938 shooting.

[32][33][34] In 1975, Snyder was interviewed for a Chicago Tribune article about the 1930s, where he claimed the stories about his mob connections were untrue.

[36] Along with Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman, Snyder sold his rights to his story to MGM for the film Love Me or Leave Me (1955).

[37] James Cagney portrayed Snyder in the film, which was a fictionalized life story of Etting, who was played by Doris Day.