TV Guide: Ethel Merman

Video: Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand & Ethel Merman

The Insider — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

From The Judy Garland Show #9, aired 10-6-63. Extract from The Judy Garland Show DVD Volume 5: "(...) But the penultime moment of Show #9 came (almost) by accident. When [Norman] Jewison [the director] discovered that Ethel Merman was on site at CBS that week for The Red Skelton Hour, he suggested she also appear as an unbilled addition to Garland's show. Although Merman's appearance was a surprise only to the audience, even Variety concurred, 'It looked unrehearsed.' And if Ethel's take-charge demeanor momentarily overwhelmed Barbra, Judy took her old friend's bombast in stride, managing to both literally step back and remain in benevolent control of the moment. As Jewison rhapsodized years later: 'The three belters! God, they were sublime.'"

Video: Love Boat Follies: Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Ann Miller

The Insider — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A rarely seen clip, and perhaps Merman's final film performance, this is Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Carol Channing and Della Reese performing, "I'm The Greatest Star" from Funny Girl on an episode of "The Love Boat," known as the Broadway Follies Episode.

Video: On This Day: January 16

iVillage — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Eighteenth Amendment effectively began Prohibition, and Ethel Merman, Kate Moss and Aaliyah were born.