Ethel Merman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Airplane!

    Airplane!

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • We're Not Dressing

    We're Not Dressing

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

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

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

  • Roaming

    Roaming

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Annie Get Your Gun

    Annie Get Your Gun

  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

  • A Special Sesame Street Christmas

    A Special Sesame Street Christmas

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • 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'

  • Journey Back to Oz

    Journey Back to Oz

  • Strike Me Pink

    Strike Me Pink

  • The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Art of Love

    The Art of Love

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • There's No Business Like Show Business

    There's No Business Like Show Business

  • Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

    Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • The Big Broadcast of 1936

    The Big Broadcast of 1936

  • Musical Comedy Tonight

    Musical Comedy Tonight

  • The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Six by Sondheim

    Six by Sondheim

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Alexander's Ragtime Band

  • Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

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

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

  • Call Me Madam

    Call Me Madam

  • 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

  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • Happy Landing

    Happy Landing

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Judy Garland Duets

    Judy Garland Duets

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • The Best of Broadway

    The Best of Broadway

  • Be Like Me

    Be Like Me

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

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

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Around the World of Mike Todd

    Around the World of Mike Todd

  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

    Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

  • The Chevy Show

    The Chevy Show

  • Muppet Treasures

    Muppet Treasures

  • Let Me Call You Sweetheart

    Let Me Call You Sweetheart

  • The Best of Broadway

    The Best of Broadway

  • The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

    The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

  • Old Man Blues

    Old Man Blues

  • Song Shopping

    Song Shopping

  • The Cave Club

    The Cave Club

  • JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

    JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

  • Devil Sea

    Devil Sea

  • You Try Somebody Else

    You Try Somebody Else

  • Ireno

    Ireno

  • Time on My Hands

    Time on My Hands

  • Her Future

    Her Future