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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Kennedy Center Honors (1989). She made her off-Broadway debut in Noel Coward's Suite in Two Keys in 2000. Peabody Award: "Valentine". Mills has starred in many shows and plays since, more notably as a teacher in Saved By The Bell, and as Miss Anna Leonowens in the British production of The King and I. Autobiography: "My Heart Belongs," Morrow (1976). Her second son, Jason Lawson, is the product of a 70's relationship with actor Leigh Lawson. Husband Richard Halliday dies, 1973. Crispian later became a singer with the band Kula Shaker and is now front man for The Jeevas.

Tony Award: "The Sound of Music". They had a child, named Crispian Mills, and divorced in 1977. Tony Award, (later) Emmy Award: "Peter Pan". In 1971, she married Roy Boulting, who was many years older than her. Special Tony Award: "Annie Get Your Gun". She also acted in the film Kes, directed by Ken Loach (1969). Donaldson Award, NY Drama Critics Award: "One Touch of Venus". Other Disney films in which she appeared included In Search of the Castaways, Summer Magic and That Darn Cat!.

Daughter Heller Halliday. She played a pair of twins who reunite their parents after a long time, and her acting earned her a special Oscar. Married Richard Halliday 1940. Walt Disney's wife loved her acting, and so she was contacted to participate in the Disney film The Parent Trap. They were divorced in 1936. Her Aunt and all the townspeople's lives were changed including the Pastor of the church played by Karl Malden. Their son is actor Larry Hagman, who once appeared with his mother in South Pacific, as a member of the chorus. Hayley starred in the Disney Classic, Pollyanna, a story about a young girl who moves in with her Aunt.

In 1929, she married Ben Hagman. She went on to take the lead in several other films, notably Whistle Down the Wind (1961). Amongst the roles originally created by her were those of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. Lee Thompson, who was looking for a boy to play the lead role in Tiger Bay. Mary Martin (December 1, 1913 - November 3, 1990) was an American star of (mainly stage) musicals. Mills was 13 when she was discovered by J. "In Performance at the White House, A Salute to Broadway" (1988) Television. She is the sister of actress Juliet Mills, who has a character in the soap opera Passions, and director Jonathan Mills.

"Legends!" (1986) National Tour. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills, and playwright Mary Hayley Bell. "Irving Berlin's America" (1986) Television. Hayley Catherine Rose Vivian Mills (born April 18, 1946) is a British actress. "The Sound of American Music: Rodgers and Hammerstein" (1985) Television. "Over Easy" (1981-1983, PBS, Host) Television.

"Beverly Sills Farewell" (1981) Television. "Standing Room Only: Showstoppers" (1980) Television. "Valentine" (1979) Television/Film. "Bing Crosby, His Life and Legend" (1978) Television.

"Do You Turn Sommersaults?" (1977) Broadway and Tour. "Together On Broadway" with Ethel Merman (1977). "Jack Paar Special" (1972) Television. "Mary Martin at Eastertime" (1966) Television.

"I Do! I Do!" (1966) Broadway, National Tour. "Mary Martin, Hello Dolly 'Round the World" (1966) Television. "Hello Dolly" (1965) Tour, London. "Jennie" (1963) Broadway.

"Bing Crosby Christmas Show" (1962) Television. "Peter Pan" (1960) Television. "Music with Mary Martin" (1959) Television. "Magic with Mary Martin" (1959) Television.

"The Sound of Music" (1959) Maria. "Annie Get Your Gun" (1957) Television. "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.