Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in …

Born in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City, Ethel Merman surely is the pre-eminent star of 'Broadway' musical comedy. Though untrained in singing, she could belt out a song like quite no one …

Apr 10, 2026 · Ethel Merman (born January 16, 1908, Astoria, New York, U.S.—died February 15, 1984, New York, New York) was an American singer, actress, and lead performer in Broadway musicals …

Merman's Broadway debut was in 1931, and she quickly became a Broadway legend. She starred in a string of hit musicals, including "Anything Goes" (1934), "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946), and "Call Me …

Merman, Ethel (1912–1984)American entertainer, a fixture in Broadway musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, who starred in the original productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam, and Gypsy.

This unintentional cockiness delighted the Gershwins, and marked the beginning of Merman's deserved reputation for self-assurance. With the Gershwin musical in preparation, Merman filled in the time by …

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a Tony Award winning star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range.

Mar 20, 2026 · Merman wasn’t put in the film, but Ethel Merman saw it and Vivian became her understudy in Anything Goes—and went on stage, because Merman got sick from time to time.

Merman enjoyed her longest-running musical with Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun” (N.Y., May 16, 1946), which played 1,147 performances; she stayed in it until it closed on Feb. 19, 1949.

In 1979, she recorded "The Ethel Merman Disco Album," with many of her signature show-stoppers set to a disco beat. Her last screen role was a self-parody in the 1980 comedy film "Airplane!," in which …