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Martha Raye
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Martha Raye was born in Butte on 27 August 1916 and worked as an actor, singer, stage actor and television actor from 1934, with a field of work spanning film, singing and acting. She was married to David Rose and Bud Westmore, and was a member of the Republican Party. Raye received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She performed pop music using her voice, and once said, 'Ask any girl what she'd rather be than beautiful, and she'll say more beautiful.' She died of pneumonia from natural causes in Los Angeles on 19 October 1994.
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Film & TV
Butte, Montana, USA
Martha Raye (born Margy Reed), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She also acted in plays, including Broadway. She was honored in 1969 at the Academy Awards as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops. In the early 1930s, Raye was a band vocalist with the…
Known for
- Amara:The Statue — Martha2026
- Star Struck — Susan Mendella2026
- Airports2025
- Sid & Judy — Self (archive footage)2019
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)2005
- Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux — Self (archive footage)2003
- Alice in Wonderland — Duchess1985
- Murder, She Wrote — Sadie Winthrope1984
- Showbiz Goes to War — (archive footage)1982
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1916
- Active to
- 1994
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,072
- Total plays
- 16,458
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Martha Raye (August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She was honored in 1969 with an Academy Award as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops. In the early 1930s, Raye was a band vocalist with the Paul Ash and Boris Morros orchestras. She made her first film appearance in 1934 in a band short titled A Nite in the Nite Club. <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martha
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Butte
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- comedian
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- MARTHA RAYE.jpg
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- Martha Raye
- date of birth
- 1916-08-27
- date of death
- 1994-10-19
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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