{"product_id":"ethel-merman-a-life-9780143114208","title":"Ethel Merman: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Kellow's chronology is dishy and seamless; he understands the dynamics of the theater world and makes you feel the exhilaration of an evolving hit and the frustrations inherent in working with a performer like Merman.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Kellow] has painted a vivid portrait of a Broadway diva who shone brighter and sang louder than anyone else.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post BookWorld \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than twenty years after her death, Ethel Merman continues to set the standard for American musical theater. The stories about the supremely talented, famously strong-willed, fearsomely blunt, and terrifyingly exacting woman are stuff of legend. But who was Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, really? Brian Kellow's definitive biography of the great Merman is superb, and the first account to examine both the artist and the woman with as much critical rigor as empathy. Through dozens of interviews with her colleagues, friends, and family members, Kellow (author of \u003ci\u003eCan I Go Now?: The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent\u003c\/i\u003e) traces the arc of her life and her thirty-year singing career to reveal many surprising facts about Broadway's biggest star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143114208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.46w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2008 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brian Kellow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403337429173,"sku":"9780143114208","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c52a2dec-c216-4573-b8d7-97ef66d25ac4.jpg?v=1774968821","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ethel-merman-a-life-9780143114208","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}