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Mary Martin

Mary Martin photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949

Mary Martin (December 1, 1913 - November 3, 1990) was an American star of (mainly stage) musicals. Amongst the roles originally created by her were those of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music.

In 1929, she married Ben Hagman. Their son is actor Larry Hagman, who once appeared with his mother in South Pacific, as a member of the chorus. They were divorced in 1936.

  • "Leave It To Me" (1938) Broadway
  • "The Great Victor Herbert" (1939) Film
  • "Rhythm on the River" (1940) Film
  • "Love Thy Neighbor" (1940) Film

Married Richard Halliday 1940

Daughter Heller Halliday

  • "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" (1941) Film
  • "New York Town" (1941) Film
  • "Birth of the Blues" (1941) Film
  • "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942) Film
  • "Happy Go Lucky" (1943) Film
  • "True to Life" (1943) Film
  • "One Touch of Venus" (1943) Broadway and Tour

Donaldson Award, NY Drama Critics Award: "One Touch of Venus"

  • "Pacific 1860" (1946) London
  • "Lute Song" (1946) Broadway
  • "Night and Day" (1946) Film
  • "Annie Get Your Gun" (1947) National Tour

Special Tony Award: "Annie Get Your Gun"

  • "South Pacific" (1949) Nellie Forbush
  • "America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers" (1951) Television
  • "Kind Sir" (1953) Broadway
  • "Ford 50th Anniversary Show" (1953) Television
  • "Main Street to Broadway" (1953) Film
  • "Peter Pan" (1954) Broadway

Tony Award, (later) Emmy Award: "Peter Pan"

  • "General Foods 25th Anniversary Show" (1954) Television
  • "Person to Person" (1954) Television
  • "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1955) Broadway, Washington, DC, Paris
  • "Peter Pan" (1955) Television
  • "Ford Star Jubilee: Together With Music" (1955) Television
  • "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Born Yesterday" (1956) Television
  • "Peter Pan" (1956) Television
  • "Annie Get Your Gun" (1957) Television
  • "The Sound of Music" (1959) Maria

Tony Award: "The Sound of Music"

  • "Magic with Mary Martin" (1959) Television
  • "Music with Mary Martin" (1959) Television
  • "Peter Pan" (1960) Television
  • "Bing Crosby Christmas Show" (1962) Television
  • "Jennie" (1963) Broadway
  • "Hello Dolly" (1965) Tour, London
  • "Mary Martin, Hello Dolly 'Round the World" (1966) Television
  • "I Do! I Do!" (1966) Broadway, National Tour
  • "Mary Martin at Eastertime" (1966) Television
  • "Jack Paar Special" (1972) Television

Husband Richard Halliday dies, 1973

Autobiography: "My Heart Belongs," Morrow (1976)

  • "Together On Broadway" with Ethel Merman (1977)
  • "Do You Turn Sommersaults?" (1977) Broadway and Tour
  • "Bing Crosby, His Life and Legend" (1978) Television
  • "Valentine" (1979) Television/Film

Peabody Award: "Valentine"

  • "Standing Room Only: Showstoppers" (1980) Television
  • "Beverly Sills Farewell" (1981) Television
  • "Over Easy" (1981-1983, PBS, Host) Television
  • "The Sound of American Music: Rodgers and Hammerstein" (1985) Television
  • "Irving Berlin's America" (1986) Television
  • "Legends!" (1986) National Tour
  • "In Performance at the White House, A Salute to Broadway" (1988) Television

Kennedy Center Honors (1989)


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Tony Award: "The Sound of Music". Notable films that star Elizabeth Montgomery are:. Tony Award, (later) Emmy Award: "Peter Pan". Unwilling to die in hospital and with no hope of recovery, she elected to return to the Beverly Hills home she shared with Foxworth, and died there with him and her children by her side. Special Tony Award: "Annie Get Your Gun". At the time of her death, the media widely reported that she had ignored the symptoms of her illness until it was too late, as she was caring for Foxworth who had hip replacement surgery. Donaldson Award, NY Drama Critics Award: "One Touch of Venus". Montgomery died in 1995, eight weeks after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and was cremated.

Daughter Heller Halliday. She also had an older sister, Martha Bryan Montgomery, who died before Elizabeth was born, and a brother, Robert Montgomery Jr., who was born in 1936. Married Richard Halliday 1940. With William Asher, she had three children. They were divorced in 1936. She married Foxworth in 1993. Their son is actor Larry Hagman, who once appeared with his mother in South Pacific, as a member of the chorus. She was married to actor Gig Young from 1956 to 1963, "Bewitched" producer William Asher from 1963 to 1973 and lived with actor Robert Foxworth for 20 years until her death.

In 1929, she married Ben Hagman. She also made a chilling villain in the 1985 picture Amos playing a nurse in a state home who terrorised residents Kirk Douglas and Dorothy McGuire. Amongst the roles originally created by her were those of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. She received Emmy Award nominations for playing a rape victim in A Case Of Rape, for her portrayal of notorious Lizzie Borden in The Legend Of Lizzie Borden and for the 1978 mini-series The Awakening Land. Mary Martin (December 1, 1913 - November 3, 1990) was an American star of (mainly stage) musicals. She spent the remainder of her career pursuing dramatic roles that took her as far away from the good-natured Samantha typecasting as possible. "In Performance at the White House, A Salute to Broadway" (1988) Television. Montgomery refused to do Samantha's famous nose twitch for fans after "Bewitched" went off the air and was reluctant to discuss this role.

"Legends!" (1986) National Tour. Montgomery made her TV debut in her father's series Robert Montgomery Presents and her film debut in 1955 in "The Court Martial Of Billy Mitchell" and languished in supporting roles and appearances in TV series for the early part of her career. "Irving Berlin's America" (1986) Television. Montgomery received 5 Emmy Award and 4 Golden Globe nominations for her role as Samantha. "The Sound of American Music: Rodgers and Hammerstein" (1985) Television. This show was a huge success during its 8 year run from 1964 to 1972 and remains popular through syndication. "Over Easy" (1981-1983, PBS, Host) Television. She is best remembered for her leading role as the witch Samantha in the ABC sitcom Bewitched.

"Beverly Sills Farewell" (1981) Television. She was the daughter of actors Robert Montgomery and Elizabeth Allen. "Standing Room Only: Showstoppers" (1980) Television. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (15 April 1933 - 18 May 1995) was an American movie and television actress. "Valentine" (1979) Television/Film. Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988) (voice). "Bing Crosby, His Life and Legend" (1978) Television. The Panama Deception (1992).

"Do You Turn Sommersaults?" (1977) Broadway and Tour. Face to Face (1990). "Together On Broadway" with Ethel Merman (1977). Amos (1985). "Jack Paar Special" (1972) Television. The Rules of Marriage (1982). "Mary Martin at Eastertime" (1966) Television. When the Circus Came to Town (1981).

"I Do! I Do!" (1966) Broadway, National Tour. Belle Starr (1980). "Mary Martin, Hello Dolly 'Round the World" (1966) Television. Act of Violence (1979). "Hello Dolly" (1965) Tour, London. The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). "Jennie" (1963) Broadway. A Case of Rape (1974).

"Bing Crosby Christmas Show" (1962) Television. Sundance (1974). "Peter Pan" (1960) Television. Mrs. "Music with Mary Martin" (1959) Television. The Victim (1972). "Magic with Mary Martin" (1959) Television. Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963).

"The Sound of Music" (1959) Maria. Johnny Cool (1963). "Annie Get Your Gun" (1957) Television. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955). "Peter Pan" (1956) Television. "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Born Yesterday" (1956) Television.

"Ford Star Jubilee: Together With Music" (1955) Television. "Peter Pan" (1955) Television. "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1955) Broadway, Washington, DC, Paris. "Person to Person" (1954) Television.

"General Foods 25th Anniversary Show" (1954) Television. "Peter Pan" (1954) Broadway. "Main Street to Broadway" (1953) Film. "Ford 50th Anniversary Show" (1953) Television.

"Kind Sir" (1953) Broadway. "America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers" (1951) Television. "South Pacific" (1949) Nellie Forbush. "Annie Get Your Gun" (1947) National Tour.

"Night and Day" (1946) Film. "Lute Song" (1946) Broadway. "Pacific 1860" (1946) London. "One Touch of Venus" (1943) Broadway and Tour.

"True to Life" (1943) Film. "Happy Go Lucky" (1943) Film. "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942) Film. "Birth of the Blues" (1941) Film.

"New York Town" (1941) Film. "Kiss the Boys Goodbye" (1941) Film. "Love Thy Neighbor" (1940) Film. "Rhythm on the River" (1940) Film.

"The Great Victor Herbert" (1939) Film. "Leave It To Me" (1938) Broadway.