Caryl Flinn

Caryl Flinn is the author of Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman released by U. California Press in November 2007. She has given talks on Merman in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Tucson, Iowa City, and Providence and has given interviews for WICN, WAMC, WILL, KERA, KWGS, SF television station KRON and online columns including broadwaystars.com. Special announcement: Brass Diva is due out on February 1st ($18.95)!

Her previous books, on film music, are geared to academic readers, Strains of Utopia (on classic Hollywood films) The New German Cinema; and an anthology, Music and Cinema. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.

(this page last updated: December 5, 2008)
The ETHEL MERMAN FACTOID OF THE MONTH for 2008
My goal is to update the site so as to post an interesting fact or trivia item about Ethel Merman at least once a month. For all postings, please review the Ethel page!