Ethel Merman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-01-16

Day of death

1984-02-15 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York, USA

Ethel Merman

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

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Ireno

    Ireno

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • The Big Broadcast of 1936

    The Big Broadcast of 1936

  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • Roaming

    Roaming

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

  • Muppet Treasures

    Muppet Treasures

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Devil Sea

    Devil Sea

  • Journey Back to Oz

    Journey Back to Oz

  • Her Future

    Her Future

  • There's No Business Like Show Business

    There's No Business Like Show Business

  • Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

  • The Art of Love

    The Art of Love

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Happy Landing

    Happy Landing

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • We're Not Dressing

    We're Not Dressing

  • The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

  • Judy Garland Duets

    Judy Garland Duets

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Musical Comedy Tonight

    Musical Comedy Tonight

  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

  • A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

  • Song Shopping

    Song Shopping

  • Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

    JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

  • Around the World of Mike Todd

    Around the World of Mike Todd

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Call Me Madam

    Call Me Madam

  • Creating Ragtime

    Creating Ragtime

  • It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

    It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

  • The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Be Like Me

    Be Like Me

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • The Cave Club

    The Cave Club

  • Old Man Blues

    Old Man Blues

  • The Best of Broadway

    The Best of Broadway

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Let Me Call You Sweetheart

    Let Me Call You Sweetheart

  • You Try Somebody Else

    You Try Somebody Else

  • The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

    The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

  • Time on My Hands

    Time on My Hands

  • The Best of Broadway

    The Best of Broadway

  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

  • The Chevy Show

    The Chevy Show

  • Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

    Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show