Ethel Merman

Of my four marriages, the one to Bob Levitt is the only one I don't regret.

Everything's coming up roses - for me.

As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

New York is a city where people are ambitious. They want things.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.