Ethel Merman

Born: 1908-01-16, Astoria, New York, USA

Died: 1984-02-15

Biography

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

• The Love Boat (1977)
• That Girl (1966)
• Airplane! (1980)
• The United States Steel Hour (1953)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
• Happy Landing (1938)
• Song Shopping (1933)
• The Art of Love (1965)
• Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943)
• Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
• Call Me Madam (1953)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
• Kid Millions (1934)
• The Best of Broadway (1985)
• Journey Back to Oz (1972)
• The Mountains of the Moon (1967)
• We're Not Dressing (1934)
• Her Future (1930)
• The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953)
• Strike Me Pink (1936)
• Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
• It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)
• Straight, Place and Show (1938)
• The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)