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Ethel Merman performing in Annie Get Your Gun, New York City, 1946.
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Also Known As Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
Born January 16, 1909 • New York City • New York
Died February 15, 1984 (aged 75) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1959) • Tony Awards (1951)

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