Mary Martin
Actor, Theater Actor
1913 – 1990
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Who was Mary Martin?
Mary Virginia Martin was an American actress, singer and Broadway star. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was also the mother of actor Larry Hagman.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1913
Weatherford - Also known as
- Mary Virginia Martin
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Richard Halliday
(1940/05/05 - 1973/03/03) - Benjamin Jack Hagman
(1930 - 1936)
- Richard Halliday
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Art
- Lived in
- Weatherford
- Fire Island
- Died
- Nov 3, 1990
Rancho Mirage
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on July 23, 2013
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