Ethel Merman

Actress

Born: January 16, 1908 (76 years old)

Died: February 15, 1984

Place of birth: Astoria, New York, USA

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 (33)

• Airplane! (1980, ★ 7.3)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, ★ 7)
• We're Not Dressing (1934, ★ 6.7)
• Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979, ★ 6.4)
• Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938, ★ 6.8)
• Call Me Madam (1953, ★ 6.2)
• Strike Me Pink (1936, ★ 6.6)
• Kid Millions (1934, ★ 6.5)
• Six by Sondheim (2013, ★ 7.1)
• The Muppet Show (1976, ★ 8)
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003, ★ 7)
• The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950, ★ 6.8)
• Batman (1966, ★ 7.3)
• The Lucy Show (1962, ★ 7.1)
• What's My Line? (1950, ★ 7)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967, ★ 7.7)
• There's No Business Like Show Business (1954, ★ 6.1)
• General Electric Theater (1953, ★ 6.4)
• Tarzan (1966, ★ 6.7)
• The Love Boat (1977, ★ 6.3)
• The Art of Love (1965, ★ 5.3)
• Anything Goes (1936, ★ 5.3)
• The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935, ★ 5.5)
• Stage Door Canteen (1943, ★ 6.1)
• A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978, ★ 6)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975, ★ 6.1)
• The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979, ★ 6.2)
• That Girl (1966, ★ 6.2)
• The United States Steel Hour (1953, ★ 6.2)
• Journey Back to Oz (1972, ★ 5.2)