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Ethel Merman (1908-1984) was an American actress and singer. Merman was known for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical theatre, she has been called “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage”. Her IMDb page shows 41 acting credits from 1930 to 1982. This page will rank Ethel Merman movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Ethel Merman Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Ethel Merman Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Ethel Merman
1. Ethel Agnes Zimmermann was born in Astoria, Queens in New York City in 1908.
2. How Ethel Zimmermann became Ethel Merman: When her career was just getting started she decided the name Ethel Zimmermann was too long for a theater marquee. She considered combining Ethel with Gardner or Hunter, which was her grandmother’s maiden name. These considerations caused her father’s ire, and she abbreviated Zimmermann to Merman to appease her father.
3. Ethel Merman loved Christmas so much, that she kept her Christmas tree up year-round.
4. Ethel Merman was married to Ernest Borgnine for 11 days. In her 1978 biography, Merman devoted a chapter of her autobiography to the marriage: It consisted of one blank page.
5. Among the many standards introduced by Ethel Merman in Broadway musicals are “I Got Rhythm” (from Girl Crazy); “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”, “Some People”, and “Rose’s Turn” (from Gypsy—Merman starred as Rose in the original 1959 Broadway production); and the Cole Porter songs “It’s De-Lovely” (from Red, Hot and Blue), “Friendship” (from DuBarry Was a Lady), and “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “You’re the Top”, and “Anything Goes” (from Anything Goes). The Irving Berlin song “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman’s signature song.
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As a young child in elementary school, I experienced “The Merm” on-stage in Boston when she was touring in the stage production of “Gypsy” in the early 60’s. It was a defining moment in my young life. Our family saw her again in 1966 when visiting Washington, DC in the 20th anniversary revival of “Annie Get Your Gun” at the National Theatre. She was the National Monument I remember best from Washington.
In 1970 I saw her on Broadway in “Hello Dolly” and finally in May of 1977, she and Mary Martin teamed for a benefit show in New York City, and I was in the fifth row for another unforgettable evening.
No movie has ever captured the Merman Magic that made her a legend on the stage. She was almost too big for the movies. However, it’s great to see her get her due on your page and a handful of the titles capture a little of her one-of-a-kind star quality.
She was HER OWN SELF!!! A true talent !!! LOVE HER: WISH SHE WERE HERE….
She was HER OWN SELF!!! A true talent !!! LOVE HER: WISH SHE WERE HERE….
I have seen seven Ethel Merman movies. The seven movies are IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD, THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, CALL ME MADAM, JOURNEY BACK TO OZ, AIRPLANE, STAGE DOOR CANTEEN, and WON TON TON: THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD. Just my opinion but Miss Merman deserved an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Hey Greg….great feedback on Ethel Merman. Your seven easily topples me. I have not seen Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood…..but I do want to…even if it has a very bad rep. Interesting Oscar suggestion for her role in Mad Mad World. Sadly….comedy roles rarely get serious Oscar consideration. Good information.
Ethel Merman has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list she has appeared with.
68 JOHN CARRADINE Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Anything Goes (1936)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
76 DEAN STOCKWELL Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
84 BRUCE DERN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
107 MICKEY ROONEY It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
107 MICKEY ROONEY Journey Back to Oz (1974)
168 JAMES HONG Airplane! (1980)
237 PETER FALK It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN Airplane! (1980)
296 JAMES GARNER The Art of Love (1965)
368 CESAR ROMERO Happy Landing (1938)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES Airplane! (1980)
441 TERI GARR Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
501 RALPH BELLAMY Stage Door Canteen (1943)
512 RAY MILLAND We’re Not Dressing (1934)
533 ELKE SOMMER The Art of Love (1965)
569 TERRY-THOMAS It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
577 ROBERT STACK Airplane! (1980)
592 ANGIE DICKINSON The Art of Love (1965)
628 GEORGE SANDERS Call Me Madam (1953)
667 PETER LAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
805 KEYE LUKE Anything Goes (1936)
805 KEYE LUKE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
851 ALDO RAY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
860 MIKE MAZURKI It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
860 MIKE MAZURKI Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
887 MADELINE KAHN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
907 WALTER PIDGEON Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Ethel Merman has appeared with 14 Oscar winners.
ART CARNEY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
BING CROSBY Anything Goes (1936)
BING CROSBY We’re Not Dressing (1934)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
DON AMECHE Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)
DON AMECHE Happy Landing (1938)
GEORGE SANDERS Call Me Madam (1953)
GINGER ROGERS Follow the Leader (1930)
HELEN HAYES Stage Door Canteen (1943)
JANE DARWELL Stage Door Canteen (1943)
JANE WYMAN Anything Goes (1936)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Stage Door Canteen (1943)
LIZA MINNELLI Journey Back to Oz (1974)
PAUL MUNI Stage Door Canteen (1943)
RAY MILLAND We’re Not Dressing (1934)
SPENCER TRACY It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)