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Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

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

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.

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Filmography
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point poster
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023 • Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope... poster
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 • Self (archive footage)
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017 • Self
Six by Sondheim poster
Six by Sondheim
2013 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression poster
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 • Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards poster
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets poster
Judy Garland Duets
2005 • Self (archive footage)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show poster
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003 • Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 • Self (archive footage)
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 • Self (archive footage)
Creating Ragtime poster
Creating Ragtime
1998 • Self (archival footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons poster
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 • Self (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' poster
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 • Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story poster
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 • Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years poster
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 • Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures poster
Muppet Treasures
1985 • Self
The Best of Broadway poster
The Best of Broadway
1985 • Herself
Night of 100 Stars poster
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • Self
Airplane! poster
Airplane!
1980 • Lieutenant Hurwitz
Musical Comedy Tonight poster
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July poster
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979 • Lilly Loraine (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood poster
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 • Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas poster
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978 • Self
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 • Hedda Parsons
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? poster
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
Journey Back to Oz poster
Journey Back to Oz
1972 • Mombi (voice)
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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972 • Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 • Self (uncredited)
Around the World of Mike Todd poster
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968 • Self
The Mountains of the Moon poster
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 • Rosanna McCloud
Annie Get Your Gun poster
Annie Get Your Gun
1967 • Annie Oakley
The Art of Love poster
The Art of Love
1965 • Madame Coco La Fontaine
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World poster
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 • Mrs. Marcus
There's No Business Like Show Business poster
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 • Molly Donahue
Anything Goes poster
Anything Goes
1954 • Reno Sweeney
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show poster
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
1953 • Herself
Call Me Madam poster
Call Me Madam
1953 • Sally Adams
Stage Door Canteen poster
Stage Door Canteen
1943 • Ethel Merman
Straight, Place and Show poster
Straight, Place and Show
1938 • Linda Tyler
Alexander's Ragtime Band poster
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 • Jerry Allen
Happy Landing poster
Happy Landing
1938 • Flo Kelly
Strike Me Pink poster
Strike Me Pink
1936 • Joyce Lennox
Anything Goes poster
Anything Goes
1936 • Reno Sweeney
The Big Broadcast of 1936 poster
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935 • Ethel Merman
Kid Millions poster
Kid Millions
1934 • Dot Clark
We're Not Dressing poster
We're Not Dressing
1934 • Edith
Song Shopping poster
Song Shopping
1933 • Ethel Merman
Time on My Hands poster
Time on My Hands
1932 • Self
You Try Somebody Else poster
You Try Somebody Else
1932 • Self
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Ireno
1932 • Irene
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932 • Herself
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Roaming
1931 • Mary
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Be Like Me
1931 • Eve
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Old Man Blues
1931 • Helen
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Devil Sea
1931 • Arlene
Follow the Leader poster
Follow the Leader
1930 • Helen King
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The Cave Club
1930
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Her Future
1930