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  1. May 2, 2024 · Ethel Merman (born January 16, 1909, Astoria, New York, U.S.—died February 15, 1984, New York, New York) was an American singer, actress, and lead performer in Broadway musicals who is remembered for her strong, clear voice.

  2. Jan 15, 2008 · It’s a difficult notion to reconcile: Ethel Mermanthe belter, thewisecracking dame” whose press and public image inevitably honed in on the loudness of her voice, the clarion call of her high notes—rendered silent by domestic abuse.

  3. www.encyclopedia.com › theater-biographies › ethel-mermanEthel Merman | Encyclopedia.com

    May 11, 2018 · For more than fifty years singer and actress Ethel Merman (1909-1984) was a beloved legend of stage and screen. Her first musical appearance, in George and Ira Gershwin's Girl Crazy in 1930, resulted in her instant rise from secretary and occasional club singer to Broadway singing sensation.

  4. Ethel Merman. Merman was the most successful musical comedy performer of her generation. Known for her loud, clear voice and excellent enunciation, she was a favorite of such...

  5. Feb 16, 1984 · Ethel Merman, the musical-comedy star whose belting voice and brassy style entertained Broadway and movie audiences for 50 years, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment yesterday.

  6. 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. Born Ethel Agnes Zimmerman on January 16, 1912, in New York City; died in New York on February 15, 1984; daughter of Edward Zimmerman (an accountant) and Agnes Zimmerman; married ...

  7. Apr 13, 2010 · Ethel Merman (1908-1984) was one of the biggest, baddest belters in musical theatre, and had there been an American Idol back in her heyday, she surely would have blown little Ryan Seacrest's ...

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