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Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959).
3 days ago · July 10, 2024. Mary Martin, a Grammy-winning talent scout, manager and record executive who helped start the careers of a long list of future legends, including Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and ...
Mary Martin. Actress: Peter Pan. Originally a dance instructor, she came to Broadway during the Depression to begin her career as a professional actress. A daughter of Texas, she originally began work as a dance instructor until a local evangelical-adherent burned down her studio citing her work as being too sinful for human nature.
Mary Martin. Actress: Peter Pan. Originally a dance instructor, she came to Broadway during the Depression to begin her career as a professional actress. A daughter of Texas, she originally began work as a dance instructor until a local evangelical-adherent burned down her studio citing her work as being too sinful for human nature.
2 days ago · Mary Martin (born December 1, 1913, Weatherford, Texas, U.S.—died November 3, 1990, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American singer and actress best known for her work in Broadway musicals.
Nov 5, 1990 · Mary Martin, America's favorite leading lady of musical comedy, as Ens. Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific," Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" or the title role in "Peter Pan," died...
Nov 3, 1990 · Mary Martin was a sensation on Broadway in Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus in 1943, winning a Donaldson Award. She then starred with Yul Brynner in a short run of Lute Song (1946) and appeared in London in Noel Coward’s Pacific 1860 (1946).
Tony-Award winning actress, singer, dancer, and leading lady of the American musical comedy stage, best known for her portrayal of Peter Pan on stage and television . Born Mary Virginia Martin on December 1, 1913, in Weatherford, Texas; died of cancer in California on November 4, 1990; daughter of Preston Martin and Juanita (Presley) Martin ...
Nov 5, 1990 · Mary Martin, the Broadway musical legend who portrayed Nellie Forbush and Maria von Trapp but who was Peter Pan to a mesmerized world, has died of cancer, it was reported Sunday.
From the “hills that were alive with music,” Mary Martin plummeted to the depths in “Jennie” (1963), her first real flop.
