Quotes and photos from Ethel Merman's life. Tony Cointreau's new memoir, Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa...and Me: My Improbable Journey from Châteaux in France to the Slums of Calcutta, describes in detail his intimate family relationship with this iconic Broadway diva.

1. Remembering
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Quotes and Photos from her life

2. “Everything’s coming up roses
- for me.”
- Ethel Merman
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4. “Always give them the old fire, even
when you feel like a squashed
cake of ice.”
- Ethel Merman
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6. “I wouldn’t change one thing about
my professional life, and I make it a
point not to dwell on my mistakes.”
- Ethel Merman
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8. “Broadway has been very good to
me. But then, I’ve been very good
to Broadway.”
- Ethel Merman
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10. “You’ll never prove you’re too good
for a job by not doing your best”
- Ethel Merman
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12. “I work as often as I want and yet
I’m free as a bird.”
- Ethel Merman
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14. “You can be replaced, and I can be
replaced. But Ethel Merman can
never be replaced.”
- Alexander Cohen, producer
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16. “When I think back upon it, I can see why
Ethel Merman considered her role as Mama
Rose in Gypsy to be the pinnacle of her career.
I was mesmerized watching her create this
monster of a mother, repelling you and
making you love her at the same time.”
- Tony Cointreau
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17. The book and author
How many people can count among their closest
friends Ethel Merman (the Queen of Broadway),
Mother Teresa (beatified by the Vatican in October,
2003), Lee Lehman, (wife of Robert Lehman, head of
Lehman Brothers), Pierre Cardin (legendary couturier
and major show-business force in Europe), and many
others?
Tony Cointreau, an heir of the French liqueur family,
can.
Tony has lived a fascinating life much of it dedicated
to the love and service of others.
His memoir, Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa... and
Me, is entertaining, beautifully written and offers a
behind the scenes look into the lives of legends and
saints such as Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa, and Lee
Lehman.
For more photos and videos as well as information
about the book please visit:
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