Ethel Merman: A Life“Kellow’s chronology is dishy and seamless; he understands the dynamics of the theater world and makes you feel the exhilaration of an evolving hit and the frustrations inherent in working with a performer like Merman.”—The New York Times Book Review “[Kellow] has painted a vivid portrait of a Broadway diva who shone brighter and sang louder than anyone else.”—The Washington Post BookWorld More than twenty years after her death, Ethel Merman continues to set the standard for American musical theater. The stories about the supremely talented, famously strong-willed, fearsomely blunt, and terrifyingly exacting woman are stuff of legend. But who was Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, really? Brian Kellow’s definitive biography of the great Merman is superb, and the first account to examine both the artist and the woman with as much critical rigor as empathy. Through dozens of interviews with her colleagues, friends, and family members, Kellow (author of Can I Go Now?: The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent) traces the arc of her life and her thirty-year singing career to reveal many surprising facts about Broadway’s biggest star. |
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Ruth was amused by this display of brash self-confidence and made vague promises of casting her in a show, should an appropriate part come along. Until that point the self-absorbed, introverted Caleb Bragg had had no idea of his ...
Ruth was amused by this display of brash self-confidence and made vague promises of casting her in a show, should an appropriate part come along. Until that point the self-absorbed, introverted Caleb Bragg had had no idea of his ...
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Heading the cast was Ed Wynn, the stage's beloved “Perfect Fool,” in his first talkie, while newcomer Ginger Rogers had the female lead. Ethel, a last-minute replacement for Ruth Etting, played a musical-comedy star, the intended victim ...
Heading the cast was Ed Wynn, the stage's beloved “Perfect Fool,” in his first talkie, while newcomer Ginger Rogers had the female lead. Ethel, a last-minute replacement for Ruth Etting, played a musical-comedy star, the intended victim ...
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The nation had finally stepped out of the long shadow cast by European culture and asserted itself as never before. It was the age of a frantic new consumerism, of the explosion of advertising, an industry that had previously been ...
The nation had finally stepped out of the long shadow cast by European culture and asserted itself as never before. It was the age of a frantic new consumerism, of the explosion of advertising, an industry that had previously been ...
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The Gershwins needed at least one strong voice in Girl Crazy, which made the casting of the part of Kate Fothergill—a San Francisco café singer who comes with her husband, Slick, to run Danny's gambling room—critical.
The Gershwins needed at least one strong voice in Girl Crazy, which made the casting of the part of Kate Fothergill—a San Francisco café singer who comes with her husband, Slick, to run Danny's gambling room—critical.
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Exasperated by Ethel's inability to grasp what had happened, George turned to Mrs. Zimmermann and said, “Did you ever see a person so unconcerned as Ethel?” Before he dashed out to congratulate the other cast members, George made her ...
Exasperated by Ethel's inability to grasp what had happened, George turned to Mrs. Zimmermann and said, “Did you ever see a person so unconcerned as Ethel?” Before he dashed out to congratulate the other cast members, George made her ...
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Chapter Five | |
Chapter Seven | |
Chapter Eight | |
Chapter Nine | |
Chapter Fourteen | |
Chapter Fifteen | |
Chapter Sixteen | |
Chapter Seventeen | |
Chapter Eighteen | |
Chapter Nineteen | |
Chapter Twenty | |
Chapter Twentyone | |
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Chapter Eleven | |
Chapter Twelve | |
Chapter Thirteen | |
Chapter Twentytwo | |
Acknowledgments | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
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