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    American comic actress and singer

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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Martha_RayeMartha Raye - Wikipedia

    Martha Raye (born Margy Reed; August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She also acted in plays, including on Broadway.

  2. Aug 21, 2012 · Martha Raye's exemplary service to the Army — including trips to Vietnam to entertain the Green Berets — earned her a funeral with military honors.

  3. Martha Raye was a singer, comedic actress and devoted supporter of U.S. troops in three wars.

  4. m.imdb.com › name › nm0713106Martha Raye - IMDb

    Martha Raye. Actress: Billy Rose's Jumbo. Known as "The Big Mouth" and considered the female equivalent to Bob Hope, Martha Raye was an American icon in her own right.

  5. Known as "The Big Mouth" and considered the female equivalent to Bob Hope, Martha Raye was an American icon in her own right. She was born Margy Reed in Butte, Montana, to Maybelle Hazel (Hooper) and Peter Reed, Jr., vaudeville performers.

  6. Oct 20, 1994 · Martha Raye, the big-mouthed, big-hearted entertainer whose career spanned the decades from vaudeville to videos, died yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was 78....

  7. Jun 28, 2024 · Martha Raye (born August 27, 1916, Butte, Montana, U.S.—died October 19, 1994, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American entertainer who established her reputation as an irrepressible comic in a career that encompassed radio shows, theater, film, and entertaining U.S. troops stationed overseas. Raye began performing at the age of three ...

  8. Oct 20, 1994 · Martha Raye, the charismatic comedian with the oversized mouth, polished pratfalls and mimicking manner, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. Miss Raye, born in a charity ward to Irish immigrant...

  9. May 16, 2023 · Martha Raye: The Freedom-Loving ‘Big Mouth’ From Butte. Americans today can learn a lot from the freedom-loving actress and humanitarian who died in 1994. At St. John’s Hospital in Butte, Montana, little Margy Reed (no relation) entered the world on August 27, 1916.

  10. Entertainer Martha Raye's life changed forever when she joined the fledgling United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II. The experience gave Raye a lifelong calling of entertaining and serving the nation’s service personnel in the field.

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