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Ethel Merman (1908–1984)
Born in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City, Ethel Merman surely is 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, " she is yet ...
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Died:(age 76) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
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2017
I'm Dying Up Here
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Sugar and Spice
(2017)
... (performer: "Anything You Can Do")
2014
The Sugarcube Critic
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Boast Busters
(2014)
... (performer: "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)")
2010
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Best Band in the Land
(2010)
... (performer: "Why Do They Call a Private a Private?")
2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business")
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Video documentary) (performer: "Mandy" - uncredited)
2006
Bones
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Girl with the Curl
(2006)
... (performer: "I Got Rhythm")
2004
Joey
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2004)
... (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood")
2002
Sinatra: The Classic Duets
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Moonlight in Vermont" - uncredited)
1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Marching Along with Time", "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" (uncredited), "Anything You Can Do")
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #30.120
(1992)
... (performer: "Everything's Coming Up Roses" (1959) - uncredited)
1991
Designing Women
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- A Toe in the Water
(1991)
... (performer: "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly")
1989
The Wonder Years
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- On the Spot
(1989)
... (performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
(TV Movie) (performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business")
1985
Great Performances
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Best of Broadway
(1985)
... (performer: "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "They Say It's Wonderful")
1980
The Love Boat
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Foreign Exchange
(1980)
... (performer: "You're the Top")
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
(TV Movie) (performer: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Don't Let the Parade Pass You By")
1978
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
(TV Movie) (performer: "Tomorrow", "Christmas Medley: Jingle Bells / Sleigh Ride / Winter Wonderland / I Saw Three Ships" - uncredited)
1977
The Muppet Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- 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")
1976
Evening at Pops
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Special Guest: Ethel Merman
(1976)
... (performer: "I Got Rhythm", "They Say It's Wonderful")
1972
Journey Back to Oz
(performer: "An Elephant Never Forgets", "If You're Gonna Be A Witch - Be A Witch")
1970
The Mike Douglas Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.104
(1970)
... (performer: "For Once In My Life", "September Song")
1967
That Girl
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pass the Potatoes, Ethel Merman
(1967)
... (performer: "Small World", "After You've Gone", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Everything's Coming Up Roses" - uncredited)
1958
The Frank Sinatra Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Ethel Merman
(1958)
... (performer: "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", "You're the Top", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" - uncredited)
1957
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #10.4
(1957)
... (performer: "You're Just in Love", "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited)
1954
There's No Business Like Show Business
(performer: "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'", "Play a Simple Melody", "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody", "Let's Have Another Cup o' Coffee", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "A Sailor's Not a Sailor ('Til a Sailor's Been Tattooed)", "There's No Business Like Show Business" - uncredited)
1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Anything Goes
(1954)
... (performer: "Anything Goes", "You Do Something To Me", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "You're the Top", "It Was Just One of Those Things", "Blow Gabriel Blow", "Friendship" - uncredited)
1953
Call 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")
1949
Texaco Star Theatre
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.42
(1949)
... (performer: "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "I Got Rhythm", "Friendship" (uncredited), "The Varsity Drag")
1938
Straight Place and Show
(performer: "With You on My Mind" (1938), "Why Not String Along With Me" (1938) - uncredited)
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(performer: "Say It with Music" (1921), "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" (1919), "Blue Skies" (1927), "Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil" (1922), "My Walking Stick" (1938), "Everybody Step" (1921), "Heat Wave" (1933), "Marching Along with Time" (1938) - uncredited)
1938
Happy Landing
(performer: "Hot and Happy", "You Are the Music to the Words in My Heart", "You Appeal To Me")
1936
Anything Goes
(performer: "Anything Goes" (partial), "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top" (with new lyrics), "Shanghai-Dee-Ho")
1936
Strike Me Pink
(performer: "First You Have Me High (Then You Have Me Low)" (1935), "Calabash Pipe" (1935), "Shake It Off with Rhythm" (1935) - uncredited)
1934
Kid Millions
(performer: "An Earful of Music" (1934) (uncredited), "Mandy" (1918), "Ice Cream Fantasy" (1934) (uncredited), "Red Hot Rhythm" (uncredited))
1934
We're Not Dressing
(performer: "It's Just a New Spanish Custom" (1934), "Let's Play House" (1934) - uncredited) / (producer: "It's the Animal in Me" (1934) - uncredited)
1932
Ireno
(Short) (performer: "Shadows on the Wall", "Wipe That Frown Right Off Your Face" - uncredited)
1931
Roaming
(Short) (performer: "Hello, My Lover, Good Bye", "Shake Well Before Using" - uncredited)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared in "Sadie Thompson" on Broadway. See more »Alternate Names:
Miss Ethel MermanHeight:
5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Personal Quote:
I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank. See more »Trivia:
Thrice-wed Merman married twice-wed Ernest Borgnine in 1964. The couple separated just 11 days after the wedding and Borgnine filed for divorce on October 21, charging extreme mental cruelty. They had announced their impending nuptials at the legendary New York night spot P.J. Clarke's, but Borgnine, who was riding high as the star of McHale's Navy (1962) at the time, said the marriage began ... See more »Trademark:
The song, sung in her inimitable way, "There's No Business Like Show Business" See more »Star Sign:
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