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Weatherford, Texas, USA
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) 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 the mother of actor Larry Hagman. Martin began her radio…
Known for
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
- Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials — Self2010
- A Bing Crosby Christmas — Self (archive footage)1998
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story — Self (archive footage)1990
- Night of 100 Stars — Self1982
- Valentine — Gracie Schwartz1979
- The Love Boat1977
- The Love Boat — Hannah Harvey1977
- Dinah! — Self1974
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self1973
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Key facts
- Born
- Mary Virginia Martin , ( 1913-12-01 ) December 1, 1913, Weatherford, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) (aged 76), Rancho Mirage, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1938–1985
- Spouses
- Benjamin Hagman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Richard Halliday ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; died 1973 )
- Children
- 2, including Larry Hagman
- Awards
- American Theater Hall of Fame , Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Virginia
- Family name
- Martin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Weatherford
- Place of death
- Rancho Mirage
- Child
- Larry Hagman
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- Royal College of Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- musical
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Image
- Mary Martin 1.jpg
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- name in native language
- Mary Martin
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Mary Martin
- date of birth
- 1913-12-01
- date of death
- 1990-11-03
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- different from
- Mary Martin
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Encyclopedic overview
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). Over the course of her career, she won four Tony Awards and an Emmy Award. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman.
Early life
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