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Merman, Ethel

Merman, Ethel (b. Zimmerman)

(1908–84) actress, singer; born in Astoria, N.Y. Gutsy, powerful musical comedy performer, she is remembered for her showstopping performances in Annie Get Your Gun (1946) and Call Me Madam (1950).
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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