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!
Lieutenant Hurwitz
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad...
Mrs. Marcus
There's No Business Like ...
Molly Donahue
Brother, Can You Spare a ...
Self (archive footage)
The Art of Love
Madame Coco La Fontaine
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who ...
Hedda Parsons
Happy Landing
Flo Kelly
Rudolph and Frosty's Chri...
Lilly Loraine (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age,...
Self (archive footage)