merman

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Ethel Merman picked up a wine glass and gently squeezed the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

And harking back to Sam Mendes’ polarizing 2003 revival, I wistfully reflected on the broken-doll quality that Bernadette Peters brought to a character formed in the battleship mode of Ethel Merman, the original Rose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Jerry Zucker: In terms of Ethel Merman and Barbara Billingsley, we thought of a joke: "What if someone said he thinks he's Ethel Merman, and it was her?"

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

Floating in the Sacramento pool where fellow attendees of the California convention had gathered, Merman Maui summed up the importance of the community this way: “I have a new family with all these people.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

“Ethel Merman is not in it. She’s not on Broadway right now. So we’re seeing something with Carol Channing. She’s pretty good, too. Why don’t you come along?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides