Ethel Merman Quotes
Everything's coming up roses - for me.
Merman, Ethel, and George Eells. Merman: An Autobiography. Simon and Schuster, 1978.
This was the worst storm that hit the East Coast that anyone could remember. The East Coast Governors together with the Federal and local governments performed magnificently keeping the fatalities very low considering the ferocity of the storm and the tens of millions of people affected, With all the destruction, there were no storm caused fatalities in Atlantic City.
The statement was used later by Lyndon B. Johnson in his presidency. However the first President to brag about good economic times was Benjamin Harrison {618540}.
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". Over her distinguished career in theater she became known for her iconic performances in shows such as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly!. She is also known for her film roles in Anything Goes (1936), Call Me Madam (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). 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 Drama Desk Award for Hello, Dolly!.
