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First Name

Ethel

Last Name

Merman

Date of Birth

16 January 1908

Build

Average

Hair Color

Brown - Dark

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York

Star Sign

Capricorn

Date of Death

15 February 1984

Place of Death

New York City, New York

Cause of Death

Complications Following Brain Cancer Sugery

Ethnicity

White

Religion

Anglican / Episcopalian

Claim to Fame

There`s No Business Like Show Business

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Music Genre

Vocal

Music Style

Traditional Pop, Vaudeville, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Stage & Screen, Popular Music Entry

Music Mood

Campy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Sentimental, Energetic, Dramatic, Lively, Brassy, Innocent, Theatrical, Playful, Gleeful, Fun, Carefree, Rousing, Humorous, Nostalgic, Cheerful, Confident

Wikipedia Text

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.

Role ID

Soundtrack, Actor/Actress

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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, " she is yet remembered for her marvelous starring appearances in so many great musicals that were later adapted to the silver screen. Among the film versions, Merman herself starred in Anything Goes (1936) and Call Me Madam (1953). That wonderfully boisterous blonde, Betty Hutton, had the Merman lead in both Red, Hot and Blue (1949) and Annie Get Your Gun (1950). Besides Hutton, other Merman screen stand-ins included Lucille Ball (in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)), Ann Sothern (in Panama Hattie (1942)), Vivian Blaine (in Something for the Boys (1944)) and Rosalind Russell (in Gypsy (1962)). (Russell could never render Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne`s "Everything`s Coming Up Roses" the way the immortal Merman did, over and over again.)

Full Name at Birth

Ethel Agnes Zimmermann

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Father

Edward Zimmermann

Mother

Agnes Zimmermann

Friend

Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Charles Addams, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Mitzi Gaynor, Tallulah Bankhead, Vivian Blaine, Jimmy Donahue, Charlie Cushing, Mary Martin, Al Siegel, Benay Venuta, Tony Cointreau, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse

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