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Mary Martin
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 76
Also known asMary Virginia MartinGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/12/1913Born inWeatherford, Texas, USADied03/11/1990 (aged 76)Died inRancho MirageCausecolorectal cancerWikidataQ285483 ↗Buried atCity Greenwood CemeteryTMDb#143406 ↗

Mary Virginia Martin 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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Filmography30 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2014Bing Crosby: RediscoveredMovieSelf (archive footage)101
1998A Bing Crosby ChristmasMovieSelf (archive footage)85
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter StoryMovieSelf (archive footage)77
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf69
1979ValentineMovieGracie Schwartz66
1977The Love BoatSeries—64
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf61
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf60
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf48
1960Peter PanMoviePeter Pan47
1957Annie Get Your GunMovieAnnie Oakley44
1956Peter PanMoviePeter Pan43
1956Born YesterdayMovieBillie Dawn43
1955Peter PanMoviePeter Pan42
1954Producers' ShowcaseSeriesPeter Pan41
1953Main Street to BroadwayMovieSelf40
1952South PacificMovieNellie Forbush39
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesBillie Dawn38
1951America Applauds: An Evening for Richard RodgersMovie—38
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf35
1946Night and DayMovieMary Martin33
1943True to LifeMovieBonnie Porter30
1943Happy Go LuckyMovieMarjory Stuart30
1942Star Spangled RhythmMovieMary Martin29
1941New York TownMovieAlexandra Curtis28
1941Birth of the BluesMovieBetty Lou Cobb28
1941Kiss the Boys GoodbyeMovieCindy Lou Bethany28
1940Love Thy NeighborMovieMary Allen27
1940Fashion HorizonsMovie—27
1939The Great Victor HerbertMovieLouise Hall26