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You gotta have a gimmick.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Gimmick Gotta You

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Who's happy these days?

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Days Happy

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When I'm asked how to succeed in show business, I always say I haven't the foggiest.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Always Asked Business How Say Show Show Business Succeed

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There's such a thing as theater discipline. One player doesn't appropriate another's inventions.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Another Appropriate Discipline Inventions Player Such A Thing Theater Thing

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There have been people who have tried to take advantage of me. They want to be linked to me just because I'm Ethel Merman.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Advantage Because Been Just Just Because Linked Me People Take Take Advantage Tried Want Who

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The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: About Assemble Little Now Producers Seems Show Talk Them Unbelievable Used Way

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Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Attention Deliver Had Once

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Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Bob Four Marriages Only Regret

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My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Even Father Me Music Musician Natural People Play Read Said Taught Though Well

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My career at Warner Brothers consisted of one musical short subject. I was running around in a bear skin. Very chic.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Around Bear Brothers Career Chic Musical Running Short Skin Subject Very Warner

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 16th, 1908

Died: February 15th, 1984

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