Mesta's affinity for hosting politicians and celebrities would inspire a musical starring Ethel Merman, "Call Me Madam ... orphanages populated by children whose parents died in the war.

Many Australian school children of the 1960s and 1970 were ... The evening event was MCd by Frank Sinatra and featured Ethel Merman, Sidney Poitier, Ella Fitzgerald (who flew in from tour in ...

In "Call Me Madam," the 1953 movie version of Irving Berlin's hit musical, it was no secret that Ethel Merman was channeling a real person – a wealthy widow by the name of Perle Mesta ...

Ethel Hester Hightower McMahan ... She also babysat for over 15 children and was involved in many school activities. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was also a member ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There is little dispute in Australian art circles that Ethel Carrick was a gifted artist who forged new ground in the early 20th ...

were hosted by Black men. However, a Black woman paved the way for their achievements. In 1939, Ethel Waters — a blues singer and actress — became the first Black person to host a show on ...

In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed after ... And yet a mother of two young children ends up executed for something that she didn't do. Well, you know, I was three at the time ...

Ethel Blythe Penningroth, born in Williamsburg on Jan. 13, 1897, lived on a farm east of Iowa City in 1956. She was a homemaker and a lifelong poet who also took time to write letters to children ...

It was notice that she wanted, and she achieved an everlasting degree of it as “the hostess with the mostes’, ” Ethel Merman’s character in Irving Berlin’s Broadway musical “Call Me ...

Ethel Cain has responded to criticism regarding her post which used the hashtag “KillMoreCEOs”. Earlier this month, the musician shared her thoughts on the high-profile murder of the ...