The Life of Ethel Merman
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Born 100 years ago next week, Broadway belter Ethel Merman is now the subject of two new biographies. Music writer Brian Kellow paints a colorful, temperamental portrait of the singer and actress in his book Ethel Merman: A Life. He joins us to tell her story, from her early triumph in "Girl Crazy" to a show-stopping cameo in the movie "Airplane!".
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