The Merry Widow (disambiguation)

The Merry Widow is an operetta by Franz Lehár.

The Merry Widow may also refer to:

Adaptations of Lehár's operetta
Ballet
 * The Merry Widow (ballet), an adaptation of the operetta

Films
 * The Merry Widow (1918 film), a Hungarian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz
 * The Merry Widow (1925 film), a silent film directed by Erich von Stroheim, starring Mae Murray and John Gilbert
 * The Merry Widow (1934 film) directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald
 * The Merry Widow (1952 film), directed by Curtis Bernhardt
 * The Merry Widow (1962 film), Austrian film directed by Werner Jacobs
 * The Merry Widow (2007 film), a French comedy film

Other arts, entertainment, and media

 * The Merry Widow (TV series), a French television series which uses the music from the operetta, but not the plot
 * Thee Merry Widows, a psychobilly band

People

 * Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963), also known as the Merry widow of Windy Nook

Other uses

 * Merry widow, a type of corselet
 * Merry widow, a common name of the fish Phallichthys amates
 * Merry Widows of Joe Cain, Mardi Gras women's mystic society in Mobile, Alabama