A biography equal to the outsized personality of one of Broadway's best-loved stars. From her breakout rendition of "I Got Rhythm" in 1930 to her triumphant performance as Gypsy's Mama Rose in 1959, ...

Ethel Merman's brass-band voice ruled Broadway from the 1930s on through the 1960s. In 1950 and 1951 she recorded a series of singles for Decca Records that covered novelty tunes and hit songs of the ...

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Between 1930 and 1960, Broadway’s megawatt stars dazzled audiences on the Great White Way and silver screen alike. Carol Burnett, Julie Andrews, Ethel Merman and others came to symbolize Broadway’s ...