Ethel Merman
Department: Acting
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
Airplane!
1980
The Cave Club
1930
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
We're Not Dressing
1934
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
Happy Landing
1938
Call Me Madam
1953
Muppet Treasures
1985
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
The Mountains of the Moon
1967
The Art of Love
1965
Time on My Hands
1932
Strike Me Pink
1936
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932
You Try Somebody Else
1932
Anything Goes
1936
Her Future
1930
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
Straight, Place and Show
1938
Follow the Leader
1930
Kid Millions
1934
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Annie Get Your Gun
1967
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Devil Sea
1931
Be Like Me
1931
Old Man Blues
1931
Roaming
1931
Ireno
1932
Song Shopping
1933
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
Judy Garland Duets
2005
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Six by Sondheim
2013
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
1953
The Best of Broadway
1985
Anything Goes
1954
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968
Journey Back to Oz
1972
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Creating Ragtime
1998
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Batman
1966
The Lucy Show
1962
That Girl
1966
General Electric Theater
1953
The Muppet Show
1976
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Tarzan
1966
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Vacation Playhouse
1963
The Chevy Show
1955
Cilla
1968
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Startime
1959
The Judy Garland Show
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
That's Life
1968
The Best of Broadway
1954
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Love Boat
1977
The United States Steel Hour
1953
What's My Line?
1950
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Great Performances
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956