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Ethel Merman

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

Et billede af Ethel Merman

Actor

1930

[ ] The Cave Club (????)
[ ] Her Future (????)
[ ] Follow the Leader (Helen King)

1931

[ ] Be Like Me (Eve)
[ ] Old Man Blues (Helen)
[ ] Devil Sea (Arlene)
[ ] Roaming (Mary)

1932

[ ] Time on My Hands (Self)
[ ] Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Herself)
[ ] You Try Somebody Else (Self)
[ ] Ireno (Irene)

1933

[ ] Song Shopping (Ethel Merman)

1934

[ ] We're Not Dressing (Edith)
[ ] Kid Millions (Dot Clark)

1935

[ ] The Big Broadcast of 1936 (Ethel Merman)

1936

[ ] Strike Me Pink (Joyce Lennox)
[ ] Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney)

1938

[ ] Alexander's Ragtime Band (Jerry Allen)
[ ] Happy Landing (Flo Kelly)
[ ] Straight, Place and Show (Linda Tyler)

1943

[ ] Stage Door Canteen (Ethel Merman)

1953

[ ] Call Me Madam (Sally Adams)
[ ] The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (Herself)

1954

[ ] There's No Business Like Show Business (Molly Donahue)
[ ] Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney)

1963

[ ] It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Mrs. Marcus)

1965

[ ] The Art of Love (Madame Coco La Fontaine)

1967

[ ] The Mountains of the Moon (Rosanna McCloud)
[ ] Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley)

1968

[ ] The Dean Martin Christmas Show (Self (uncredited))
[ ] Around the World of Mike Todd (Self)

1972

[ ] Journey Back to Oz (Mombi (voice))
[ ] S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (Self)

1975

[ ] Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (Self (archive footage))

1976

[ ] Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Hedda Parsons)

1978

[ ] A Special Sesame Street Christmas (Self)

1979

[ ] Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (Lilly Loraine (voice))
[ ] The Muppets Go Hollywood (Self)
[ ] Musical Comedy Tonight (????)

1980

[ ] Airplane! (Lieutenant Hurwitz)

1982

[ ] Night of 100 Stars (Self)

1985

[ ] Muppet Treasures (Self)
[ ] The Best of Broadway (Herself)

1986

[ ] The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (Self (archive footage))

1990

[ ] You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (Self (archive footage))

1991

[ ] Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (Self (archive footage))

1995

[ ] Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (Self (archive footage))

1998

[ ] Creating Ragtime (Self (archival footage))

1999

[ ] Television: The First Fifty Years (Self (archive footage))

2003

[ ] Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (Self - Interviewee (archive footage))
[ ] Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (Self (archive footage))

2005

[ ] Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage))
[ ] Judy Garland Duets (Self (archive footage))

2009

[ ] Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Self (archive footage))

2013

[ ] Six by Sondheim (Self (archive footage))

2017

[ ] This Is Bob Hope... (Self (archive footage))
[ ] JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (Self)

2023

[ ] It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (Mrs. Marcus (archive footage))