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Ethel Merman

Born 1908-01-16

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

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963 · 7.5 There's No Business Like Show Business 1954 · 6.4 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979 · 6.3 The Art of Love 1965 · 6.1 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976 · 4.8 Anything Goes 1936 · 6.2