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Even being J. Edgar Hoover’s bestie couldn’t save Ethel Merman’s jewelry
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Beryl Lipton
Actress Ethel Merman and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a friendship spanning from 1938 until Hoover death in 1972. But personal insights aside, was there any benefits to being among the Bureau’s BFFs? According to the singer’s personal FBI file, to be rich in friends isn’t always enough to keep you in riches.