Mary Martin
(1913-1990)
American actress
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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). 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.
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Mary Virginia Martin 1 December 1913 Weatherford, Texas, USA
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3 November 1990 (aged 76) Rancho Mirage, California, USA
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Larry Martin Hageman 1st child with Ben Hagman Male b. 21 Sep 1931 d. 23 Nov 2012 · Age: 81 (at death) · 1931-2012 · American actor -
Mary Heller Halliday 2nd child with Richard Halliday Female b. 4 Nov 1941 · Age: 83 · 1941- · American actress
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