Merman and mermaid figures are by Gilbert Ledward. Roger Edens was the onstage pianist for Ethel Merman. He was accompanist/arranger to musicians such as James Melton, Libby Holman and Ethel Merman. The stars he wanted were Ethel Merman, William Gaxton and comedian Victor Moore. Borgnine's marriage to singer Ethel Merman in 1964 lasted only 42 days. The program featuring a memorable extended duet by Ethel Merman and Mary Martin. They also sang "There's No Business Like Show Business" with Ethel Merman joining them. It starred Merman, Arthur Treacher and Betty Hutton. Another notable merman from Greek mythology was Glaucus. Triton of Greek mythology was depicted as a half-man, half-fish merman in ancient Greek art. Together they had a son named Triton, a merman. Menfish are some sort of newt/merman aquatic race. After falling overboard, she was rescued by a reverse merman. Jess concludes that Cody is turning into a merman. The second, "Merman" (1978), was published by Simon & Schuster and written with George Eels.