Born in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City, Ethel Merman was surely the pre-eminent star of 'Broadway' musical comedy. Though untrained in singing, she could belt out a song like quite no one else, and was sought after by major songwriters such as Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. Having debuted in 1930 in "Girl Crazy...See full bio »
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Ethel Merman
(1977)
(performer: "You're the Top", "Friendship", "De Lovely", "Together Wherever We Go", "You're Just In Love", "Anything You Can Do", "Mutual Admiration Society", "There's No Business like Show Business")
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Episode dated 25 April 1958
(1958)
(performer: "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" - uncredited, "You're the Top" - uncredited, "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" - uncredited)
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Episode dated 5 October 1957
(1957)
(performer: "You're Just in Love" - uncredited, "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited)
1954There's No Business Like Show Business
(performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited, "A Sailor's Not a Sailor 'Til a Sailor's Been Tattooed" - uncredited, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" - uncredited, "Simple Melody" - uncredited, "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" - uncredited, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" - uncredited, "Let's Have Another Cup o' Coffee" - uncredited, "Remember" - uncredited)
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Anything Goes
(1954)
(performer: "You're the Top", "Anything Goes")
1953Call Me Madam
(performer: "The Hostess with the Mostes", "Can You Use Any Money Today", "That International Rag", "You're Just In Love", "The Best Thing For You Would be Me", "You're Just in Love" reprise, "Finale: You're Just In Love/Something to Dance About")
1943Stage Door Canteen
(performer: "Marching Through Berlin" 1943 - uncredited)
1938Straight Place and Show
(performer: "With You on My Mind" 1938 - uncredited, "Why Not String Along With Me" 1938 - uncredited)
1938Alexander's Ragtime Band
(performer: "Say It with Music" 1921 - uncredited, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 1919 - uncredited, "Blue Skies" 1927 - uncredited, "Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil" 1922 - uncredited, "My Walking Stick" 1938 - uncredited, "Everybody Step" 1921 - uncredited, "Heat Wave" 1933 - uncredited, "Marching Along with Time" 1938 - uncredited)
1938Happy Landing
(performer: "Hot and Happy", "You Are the Music to the Words in My Heart", "You Appeal To Me")
1936Anything Goes
(performer: "Anything Goes" partial, "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top" with new lyrics, "Shanghai-Dee-Ho")
1936Strike Me Pink
(performer: "First You Have Me High Then You Have Me Low" 1935 - uncredited, "Calabash Pipe" 1935 - uncredited, "Shake It Off with Rhythm" 1935 - uncredited)
1934We're Not Dressing
(performer: "It's Just a New Spanish Custom" 1934 - uncredited, "Let's Play House" 1934 - uncredited / producer: "It's the Animal in Me" 1934 - uncredited)
1934Kid Millions
(performer: "An Earful of Music" 1934 - uncredited, "Mandy" 1918 - uncredited, "Ice Cream Fantasy" 1934 - uncredited, "Red Hot Rhythm" - uncredited)
I don't want to sound pretentious, but in a funny way I feel I'm the last of a kind. I don't mean that there aren't some girls out there somewhere who are just as talented as I was. But even if they are, where will they find the shows like Girl Crazy, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam and Gypsy? They just don't produce those vehicles anymore.
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Trivia:
Former mother-in-law of murdered Barbara Colby whose untimely funeral she attended
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Trademark:
Powerful belting mezzo-soprano vocal range
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