Flinn, Caryl. Brass diva the life and legends of Ethel Merman

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General notes

"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint." Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-524), discography (p. 437-442), filmography (p. 463-471), and index "Stage work": p. 443-461 Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, MPublishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet

Contents

Beginnings -- From stenographer to star -- The early thirties -- To Hollywood and back again -- Broadway's brightest : the early forties -- Forging a family -- What comes natur'lly : Annie get your gun -- Call me madam -- A more complex image -- Madam in Hollywood -- Life with Six -- There's no business like show business -- From Mrs. Six to Mama Rose -- Gypsy : Ethel Merman's musical fable -- It's a mad, mad schedule -- The sixties and the art of love -- After the big stem--the seventies -- Twilight and transformation -- Afterlife

Extended title: Brass diva the life and legends of Ethel Merman / Caryl Flinn

Merman, Ethel Singers Motion picture actors and actresses

author: Flinn, Caryl
subject: Merman, Ethel
associated with: American Council of Learned Societies