Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 16, 1908 Astoria, NY |
| Died | Feb 15, 1984 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceShrine of Remembrance Mausoleum | |
Ethel Merman | |
| Job | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 1930-1982 |
| Top Roles | Lieutenant Hurwitz, Molly Donahue, Madame Coco La Fontaine, Sally Adams, Mrs. Marcus |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Satire, San Francisco, Aviation |
| Top Collaborators | Rolfe Sedan, Norman Taurog (Director), Donald O'Connor, Carl Reiner |
| Shares birthday with | Harry Carey, Irving Rapper, Katy Jurado see more.. |
Ethel Merman Overview:
Legendary actress, Ethel Merman, was born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann on Jan 16, 1908 in Astoria, NY. Merman died at the age of 76 on Feb 15, 1984 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum Cemetery in Colorado Springs, CO.
MINI BIO:
Big, bold, brassy American brunette, a successful singer in her early twenties, with pencilled eyebrows, thin, determined lips, a shock of cotton-wool hair and a voice that would still be travelling when it hit the back of the opera house. Hollywood had as little idea of how to cope with her as it did later with Mary Martin, but it did give her a couple of rampaging musical successes in middle age. Married/divorced Ernest Borgnine (fourth husband) in 1964. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Recording and Motion Pictures. In addition, Merman was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame . Merman was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Classic Movie Coincidence: , Katy Jurado and Ernest Borgnine
By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 16, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub BlogIf we have enough good times together, I’m gonna get down on my knees. I’m gonna beg that girl to marry me. -Ernest Borgnine as Marty Well, here’s something a little different than our usual Classic Movie Coincidences… Both and Katy Jurado share a birthday today,... Read full article
Merman, O'Connor, Ellen, and Sanders stun in... Call Me Madam (1953)
By Michaela on Jun 1, 2016 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodCall Me Madam is a film I can't believe isn't more well-known. Let me list some of its features: , Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, gorgeous costumes, beautiful dancing, Irving Berlin tunes, and oh yeah, George Sanders singing and making me fall madly in love with him. Aren't you mad this fi... Read full article
, Good to Broadway
By Aurora on Jan 16, 2015 From Once Upon a ScreenMurray Schumach wrote ?s New York Times Obituary and wrote this: ?Beginning in 1930, and for more than a quarter of a century thereafter, no Broadway season seemed really complete unless it had a musical with .? When, among a cast of thousands your absence is felt, then you a... Read full article
: A Showstopping, Ripsnorting Swan Song
By KC on Jul 13, 2010 From Classic MoviesI recently re-watched Airplane (1980), and I was stunned to see in a brief cameo. I couldn't believe that I had forgotten this hilarious moment. I checked out her filmography later, and realized that this was Merman's last movie role. What a great way to go! Singing your most ... Read full article
TV Tuesday: Belts One Out For Vel
By KC on Dec 15, 2009 From Classic MoviesThis is the most enthusiastic commercial for dish soap I've ever seen! Ethel "Merm" Merman make Vel sound like an incredibly exciting product. I love the way she says "icky pan".... Read full article
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Ethel Merman Quotes:
Reno Sweeney: [singing] In olden days a glimpse of stocking / Was looked on as something shocking, / Now, Heaven knows, / Anything goes!
[as she sings the words "anything goes", the title of the film appears onscreen]
[Molly is dunking Tim's head in a sink full of water to try to sober him up]
Tim Donahue: Ma!
[she dunks his head under water]
Tim Donahue: Ma! You're drowning me!
[Molly dunks his head again]
Molly Donahue: Don't put any ideas in my head
Reno Sweeney: [angrily, to Billy] You never even laid a hand on me, and I'm not used to a man treating me like that!
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