Ethel Merman was an American actress, artist, and singer. Known primarily for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage".Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm" ; "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Some People", and "Rose's Turn" ; and the Cole Porter songs "It's De-Lovely" , "Friendship" , and "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top", and "Anything Goes" . The Irving Berlin song "There's No Business Like Show Business", written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman's signature song. Wikipedia
“Broadway has been very good to me. But I've been very good to Broadway, too.”
Quoted in "Funny Ladies: The Best Humor from America's Funniest Women", Bill Adler (2001), page 90.
