
Ethel Merman
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1908
Died: February 15, 1984
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 l…
Known for

There's No Business Like Show Business
1954

Call Me Madam
1953
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932

You Try Somebody Else
1932
Her Future
1930

Annie Get Your Gun
1967
Devil Sea
1931
Be Like Me
1931
Old Man Blues
1931
Roaming
1931
Ireno
1932

Song Shopping
1933

The Best of Broadway
1985

Anything Goes
1954

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979

Time on My Hands
1932

Strike Me Pink
1936

Anything Goes
1936

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
1953

Kid Millions
1934

Journey Back to Oz
1972
The Cave Club
1930

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938

Happy Landing
1938

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963

We're Not Dressing
1934

The Art of Love
1965

The Mountains of the Moon
1967

Straight, Place and Show
1938

Follow the Leader
1930

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023

Around the World of Mike Todd
1968
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017

Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976

Muppet Treasures
1985

The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935

Judy Garland Duets
2005

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995

Airplane!
1980

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005

This Is Bob Hope...
2017

Stage Door Canteen
1943

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990

Six by Sondheim
2013

Creating Ragtime
1998

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979

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 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

Tony Awards
1956

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Startime
1959

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017

Night of 100 Stars
1982