[WestSylvanian]

I remember reading that Ethel Merman claimed when she divorced him that he was into wife-beating.

[buccaneer81]

I remember reading that Ethel Merman claimed when she divorced him that he was into wife-beating.

Never heard that, and highly doubt it. BUT...

She did write that he would fart in bed and hold her under the covers. If that's her definition of "beating," well, that's her opinion.

[Psycho_Bunny]

I didn’t know that. That would be a bummer.

[iowamark]

Tova Borgnine has been married to Ernie for 37 years. There were 4 marriages before that all ending in divorce. Ethel Merman was married to Borgnine for almost 1 month.

Marriage to Ethel Merman is terrifying to think about.

[Moonman62]

I remember reading that Ethel Merman claimed when she divorced him that he was into wife-beating.

Didn't she turn out to be a lesbian? And when it comes to divorce I find it hard to believe anything bad the woman says about the man.

[FrdmLvr]

I like his wife Tova, very classy lady.