Irving Berlin
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Irving Berlin was a Russian-born American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Ton
Berlin in 1948
The Lower East Side in 1910
Berlin at his first job with a music publisher, aged 18
Berlin photographed in 1907 in Pach Brothers Studio
Ethel Merman
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Ethel Merman was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical come
Merman in 1956
Merman with Tyrone Power in the trailer for Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
In the film trailer for There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) trailer, featuring Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Merman, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, and Buddy Hackett