# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ethel-merman
# Generated: 2026-09-01T05:53:11.998Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ethel-merman"
name: "Ethel Merman"
slug: "ethel-merman"
description: "Ethel Merman was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called \"the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage.\" Variety claimed that she probably starred in more hit musicals than any other performer on Broadway starring in Girl Crazy, Du Barry Was a Lady, Panama Hattie, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam and Gypsy. They also called her \"one of the tiny handful of Broadway stars who had the talent, vitality, personality and drive to carry a show to critical and boxoffice success on her own.\" Among many accolades, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Call Me Madam, a Grammy Award for Gypsy, and a Drama Desk Award for Hello, Dolly!"
tagline: "American actress and singer (1908-1984)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ethel_merman_1967.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1908-01-16"
deathDate: "1984-02-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.390682118690208
  historical:           25.05444
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0581062/"
    handle:    "nm0581062"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump