Mary Martin (actress)
Mary Virginia Martin (born December 1, 1913 in Weatherford , Texas , † November 3, 1990 in Rancho Mirage , California ) was an American actress and musical singer .
Life
Mary Martin began taking singing lessons when she was twelve years old. In 1929, before her 17th birthday, she married Benjamin J. Hagman. The marriage that resulted in their son, actor Larry Hagman (best known for his role as JR Ewing on the television series Dallas ) in 1931 , was divorced in 1936. She began singing in nightclubs and on the radio in Dallas until she was hired by Paramount Pictures for the film Three Quarter Time on Broadway ( The Great Victor Herbert ) in 1939 . Her second marriage was in 1940 with Richard Halliday, who had a fatal accident on their ranch in Brazil on March 3, 1973. From this marriage in 1941 a daughter, Heller Halliday, was born.
She and her colleague Janet Gaynor had a car accident in 1982 , who died two years later of the long-term effects. Martin died of colon cancer at the age of 76.
Awards
- 1956: Emmy in the category "Best Actress - Single Performance"
Stage productions
- 1938: Leave It to Me! (Broadway)
- 1943–1945: One Touch of Venus (Broadway / Tour)
- 1946: Pacific 1860 (London)
- 1946: Lute Song (Broadway)
- 1947: Annie Get Your Gun (Tour)
- 1949–1952: South Pacific (Broadway / London)
- 1953: Child Sir (Broadway)
- 1954: Peter Pan (Tour / Broadway / Tour)
- 1955: The Skin of our Teeth (Broadway / Washington DC / Paris)
- 1956: Three To Make Music / Music with Mary Martin (Tour)
- 1959–1961: The Sound of Music (Broadway)
- 1963: Jennie (Broadway)
- 1965: Hello, Dolly! (Vietnam / Tokyo / London)
- 1966–1969: I Do! I do! (Broadway / Tour)
- 1977: Together On Broadway: Mary Martin & Ethel Merman (Broadway)
- 1978: Do You Turn Somersaults? (Broadway / Tour)
- 1985–1987: Legends! (Trip)
- 1990: She made a big Broadway comeback in the Schmidt / Jones musical Grovers Corners . This production did not take place because she had developed colon cancer in the meantime.
Television productions
- 1951: America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
- 1953: The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
- 1954: The General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein
- 1955: Peter Pan
- 1955–1956: Producers' Showcase (TV series, three episodes)
- 1956: Born Yesterday
- 1957: Annie Get Your Gun
- 1959: Magic with Mary Martin
- 1960: Peter Pan
- 1966: Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World (Documentation)
- 1966: Mary Martin at Eastertime
- 1979: Valentine
- 1981–1983: Over Easy (TV series)
- 1983: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, an episode)
- 1985: Hardcastle & McCormick ( Hardcastle and McCormick , TV series, an episode)
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Battle of Broadway (voice)
- 1939: Three-quarter time on Broadway (The Great Victor Herbert)
- 1940: Fashion Horizons (short documentary)
- 1940: Rhythm on the River
- 1940: Love Thy Neighbor
- 1941: Kiss the Boys Goodbye
- 1941: New York Town
- 1941: Birth of the Blues
- 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm
- 1943: Happy Go Lucky
- 1943: True to Life
- 1946: I think of you day and night (Night and Day)
- 1953: Main Street to Broadway
Web links
- Literature by and about Mary Martin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mary Martin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mary Martin in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Mary Martin in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Mary Virginia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weatherford , Texas , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd November 1990 |
| Place of death | Rancho Mirage , California , United States |