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Ethel Merman Biography

Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. 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".

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Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced.

Age, Maybe, Mom, Tune, Years

Who's happy these days?

Days, Happy, These Days

I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird

Bird, Free, Want, Work

My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic.

Brother, Careers, Chic, Consisted, Running, Skin

When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest

Business, Fog, Foggiest, Say, Show, Succeed

I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.

Business, Call, Should, Thinking

There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

Advantage, Ethel, Merman, People, Want

When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.

Conflict, Corny, Sometimes, Thing, Trivial

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret

Bob, Four, Marriages, Regret

I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway musicals

Broadway, Star, Stars, Vaudeville

Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to broadway.

Broadway, Good, Has Beens, Very Good

My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician

Father, Natural, Piano, Play, Taught

Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own.

Brought, Christmas, Couple, Cry, Wedding

I remember Tallulah (Bankhead) telling of going into a public ladies' room and discovering there was no toilet tissue. She looked underneath the booth and said to the lady in the next stall, 'I beg your pardon, do you happen to have any toilet tissue in there?' The lady said no. So Tallulah said, 'Well, then, dahling, do you have two fives for a ten?'

Happen, Room, Tissues, Toilets, Two, Underneath

I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures

Book, Gives, Giving, Gossip, Read, Things

[Cole Porter] sang like a hinge.

Art, Entertainment, Hinge, Hinges, Like, Sang

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time

Admit, Cover, Honored, Time

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

Audience, Remember, Stage

I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame

Character, Dame, Dames, Professional, Wonderful

Cole Porter wrote Anything Goes and four more hits for me

Anything Goes, Cole, Four, Hits, Wrote

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