Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Last updated: 19.04.24
Accis Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann) was an American actress, artist, and singer born in Queens, New York City. Influenced by Blossom Seeley, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, and Nora Bayes, she was known .[1] Known primarily for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage".[2] Over her distinguished career in theater she became known for her iconic performances in shows such as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly!. She is also known for her film roles in Anything Goes (1936), Call Me Madam (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). Among many accolades, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Call Me Madam, a Grammy Award for Gypsy and Drama Desk Award for Hello, Dolly!.Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm" (from Girl Crazy); "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Some People", and "Rose's Turn" (from Gypsy-Merman starred as Rose in the original 1959 Broadway production); and the Cole Porter songs "It's De-Lovely" (from Red, Hot and Blue), "Friendship" (from DuBarry Was a Lady), and "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top", and "Anything Goes" (from Anything Goes). The Irving Berlin song "There's No Business Like Show Business", written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman's signature song. -
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I'll Follow You (1932) | F.E. Ahlert | Ethel Merman | Victor: BS-73709 |
The peformer is featured on 37 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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I'll Follow You (1932) | Frederick Emil Ahlert | Roy Turk (words) | |
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Now It Can Be Told (1938) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | ||
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Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (1946) | Irving Berlin | ||
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Girl That I Marry (1946), The | Irving Berlin | ||
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I Got Lost in His Arms (1946) | Irving Berlin | ||
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I Got the Sun in the Morning (1946) | Irving Berlin | ||
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They Say It's Wonderful (1946) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | ||
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Once Upon a Time, Today (1950) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | ||
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They Like Ike (1950) | Irving Berlin | ||
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Washington Square Dance (1950) | Irving Berlin | ||
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⇑Eadie Was a Lady (1932) | Nacio Herbert Brown | Buddy Gard DeSylva (words) | |
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Little White Lies (1930) | Walter Donaldson(w&m) | ||
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My Man From Caroline (1930) | Walter Donaldson | ||
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Earful of Music (1934), An | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn (words) | |
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All Through the Night (1934) | Cole Porter | ||
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Anything Goes (1934) | Cole Porter | ||
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Gypsy in Me (1934) | Cole Porter | ||
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I Get a Kick Out of You (1934) | Cole Porter | ||
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You're the Top (1934) | Cole Porter | ||
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Down in the Depths (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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Good-Bye, Little Dream, Good-Bye (1936) | Cole Porter(w&m) | ||
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⇑It's De-Lovely (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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Ours (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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Red, Hot and Blue (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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Ridin' High (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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You've Got Something (1936) | Cole Porter | ||
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Do I Love You? (1939) | Cole Porter | ||
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Friendship (1939) | Cole Porter | ||
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It Was Written in the Stars (1939) | Cole Porter | ||
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Fresh As a Daisy (1940) | Cole Porter | ||
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Let's Be Buddies (1940) | Cole Porter | ||
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My Mother Would Love You (1940) | Cole Porter | ||
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⇑This Is It (1939) | Arthur Schwartz | Dorothy Fields (words) | |
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Eadie Was a Lady (1932) | Richard A. Whiting | Nacio Herb Brown (words) B.G. DeSylva (words) |
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Turn Out the Light (1932) | Richard A. Whiting(w&m) | Herb Nacio Brown (co-author) Vincent Youmans (co-author) |
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You're an Old Smoothie (1932) | Richard A. Whiting(w&m) | Herb Nacio Brown (words) B.G. DeSylva (words) |
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Rise 'n' Shine (1932) | Vincent Millie Youmans | B.G. DeSylva (co-author) |