Ethel Agnes (Zimmerman) Merman (1908 - 1984)

Born 16 Jan 1908 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Wife of Ermes Effron (Borgnino) Borgnine — married 27 Jun 1964 (to 18 Nov 1964) in Beverly Hills, California, United States

Died 15 Feb 1984 at age 76 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Ethel (Zimmerman) Merman is Notable.

In 1994, the US Postal Service issued a stamp in her honor in a series of women in the performing arts ^[1].

Ethel Merman (1908-1984) is another important figure of the Broadway stage. Merman had a very successful career on Broadway and performed leading roles in famous musicals such as, Girl Crazy, Annie Get Your Gun, and Hello Dolly. In 1950 Merman’s success in Broadway was acknowledged when she won a Tony for her work in Call me Madam. In addition to her work on the stage, Ethel Merman also appeared in many movies.

The Post Office Department used celebrity endorsements to promote ZIP Code. One of the celebrities was Ethel Merman. She volunteered her talents to sing a ZIP Code promotional jingle to the tune of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah around 1963. Mr. Zip appeared in a television spot introducing ZIP Code in which Merman’s voice is featured.

• Daughter of Edward Zimmerman and Agnes Gardner
• Wife of William B Smith
• Wife of Robert D Levitt, Sr.
• Wife of Robert Logan Foreman Six
• Wife of Ernest Borgnine

Sources

1. ↑ Smithsonian National Postal Museum https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/women-on-stamps-part-4-prominent-female-singers-pop-sensations/ethel-merman

• Wikipedia biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Merman

• "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27Y6-LHD : 11 February 2018), Ethel Agnes Zimmerman, 16 Jan 1908; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference v 2 cn 583 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,022,364.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M59X-8QW : accessed 29 June 2018), Ethel Zimmermann in household of Edward Zimmermann, Queens Ward 1, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1155, sheet 3B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1063; FHL microfilm 1,375,076.

• "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9GZ-HKZ : 8 November 2014), Ethel A Zimmerman, New York, Queens, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 07, line 5, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJTG-9W4 : accessed 28 June 2018), Ethel Zimmerman in household of Max Zimmerman, Brooklyn Assembly District 23, Kings, New York, United States; citing ED 1514, sheet 14A, line 39, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1182; FHL microfilm 1,821,182.

• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSCN-W3Y : 8 November 2014), Ethel Zimmerman, Long Island City, A.D. 01, E.D. 15, Queens, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 16, line 04, New York State Archives, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4PC-3YC : accessed 29 June 2018), Ethela Zimmerman in household of Edward Zimmerman, Queens (Districts 0001-0250), Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 18A, line 28, family 396, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1583; FHL microfilm 2,341,318.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQSX-N8T : accessed 29 June 2018), Ethel A Zimmerman in household of Edward Zimmerman, Assembly District 7, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-627A, sheet 3B, line 72, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2638.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPWZ-7PD : 20 May 2014), Ethel Merman, Feb 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #18863, Ethel Merman, 1984; Burial, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States of America, Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum; citing record ID 18863.