Acting · Astoria, New York, USA · Born January 16, 1908
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
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1991
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1990
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1986
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1985
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1985
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1982
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1980
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1979
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1979
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1975
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1972
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1971
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as Maggie Brown
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1962
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1962
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TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVStartime
1959
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1959
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1957
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1956
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1956
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1955
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1954
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1954
as Hattie Maloney
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1954
as Reno Sweeney
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1953
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1953
as Sally Adams
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as Muriel Flood
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1951
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1950
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1950
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1948
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1943
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1938
as Linda Tyler
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1938
as Jerry Allen
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1936
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1936
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1935
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1934
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1934
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1933
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1932
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1932
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1932
as Irene
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1932
as Herself
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1931
as Mary
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1931
as Eve
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1931
as Helen
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1931
as Arlene
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1930
as Helen King
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1930
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1930
