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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point | Mrs. Marcus (archive footage) | 2023-10-08 |
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This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala | Self | 2017-05-23 |
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Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Self (archive) | 2009-01-01 |
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Judy Garland Duets | Self (archive footage) | 2005-06-04 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self (archive footage) | 2003-04-03 |
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Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Interviewee (archive footage) | 2003-07-22 |
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Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Self (archive footage) | 1990-07-23 |
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-21 |
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Muppet Treasures | Self | 1985-07-09 |
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The Best of Broadway | Herself | 1985-05-24 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Airplane! | Lieutenant Hurwitz | 1980-06-27 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Lilly Loraine (voice) | 1979-07-01 |
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Musical Comedy Tonight | 1979-10-01 | |
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas | Self | 1978-12-08 |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Hedda Parsons | 1976-07-26 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Journey Back to Oz | Mombi (voice) | 1972-12-14 |
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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Self | 1972-01-17 |
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Around the World of Mike Todd | Self | 1968-09-08 |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
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Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Oakley | 1967-03-19 |
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The Mountains of the Moon | Rosanna McCloud | 1967-11-24 |
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The Art of Love | Madame Coco La Fontaine | 1965-06-30 |
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Marilyn | Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1963-04-18 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Mrs. Marcus | 1963-11-07 |
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Anything Goes | Reno Sweeney | 1954-02-28 |
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There's No Business Like Show Business | Molly Donahue | 1954-12-16 |
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The Ford 50th Anniversary Show | Herself | 1953-06-15 |
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Call Me Madam | Sally Adams | 1953-03-25 |
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Stage Door Canteen | Ethel Merman | 1943-06-24 |
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Happy Landing | Flo Kelly | 1938-01-23 |
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Alexander's Ragtime Band | Jerry Allen | 1938-05-24 |
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Straight, Place and Show | Linda Tyler | 1938-09-30 |
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Strike Me Pink | Joyce Lennox | 1936-01-24 |
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Anything Goes | Reno Sweeney | 1936-01-24 |
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Ethel Merman | 1935-09-20 |
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We're Not Dressing | Edith | 1934-04-27 |
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Kid Millions | Dot Clark | 1934-11-10 |
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Song Shopping | Ethel Merman | 1933-05-18 |
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Herself | 1932-05-19 |
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Time on My Hands | Self | 1932-12-22 |
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You Try Somebody Else | Self | 1932-07-28 |
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Ireno | Irene | 1932-06-30 |
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Be Like Me | Eve | 1931-10-24 |
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Devil Sea | Arlene | 1931-02-28 |
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Old Man Blues | Helen | 1931-03-19 |
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Roaming | Mary | 1931-11-28 |
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The Cave Club | 1930-05-07 | |
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Follow the Leader | Helen King | 1930-12-06 |
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Her Future | 1930-04-22 |
