00 / 00 © Archive Photos/Getty Images Ethel Merman discusses her experiences as a performer BROADCAST: Jun. 8, 1961 | DURATION: 00:26:54 Synopsis Ethel Merman, American musical theater performer, discusses her experiences as an actor and singer. Details Broadcast Date Jun. 8, 1961 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 25 min.) : 7 in. Duration 26 minutes, 54 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Theater Feminism, Women, Women's Studies People Actors Tags Merman, Ethel--Interviews Actresses--United States--Interviews Singers--United States--Interviews Merman, Ethel,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs. Gypsy (musical) Musicals Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Girl crazy (musical) Related Programs John Bird and Eleanor Bron discuss television and the theatre ; part 2 1962 Carlos Fuentes discusses his books "Burnt Water" and "Distant Relations" Jun. 6, 1982 Discussion of the play "In the Belly of the Beast" with Robert Falls and Bill Peterson Apr. 23, 1985 Presenting music from "Fancy Meeting You: The Lyrics of E.Y. "Yip" Harburg," with Phillip Officer and Tex Arnold May. 6, 1997 Interviewing Anthony Quinn about his autobiography, The Original Sin, A Self-Portrait Oct. 13, 1972 Discussing the book "Margaret Bourke-White: A Biography" with author, historian and photographer Vicki Goldberg Jul. 9, 1986
