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- 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 vaudevillians, was 78 and had been in failing health for many years.
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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...
Nov 18, 2021 · She died of complications from pneumonia at age 78 in 1994. Her last wish was to be buried at Fort Bragg, the final resting place of many of her heroes. She was buried in...
Oct 20, 1994 · LOS ANGELES -- Martha Raye, who entertained generations of American moviegoers and soldiers with her spirited singing and raucous comedy, died Oct. 19 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was...
Aug 21, 2012 · Martha Raye maintained in the late 1970s that she had been "blacklisted" from film and television work for her role in supporting American military efforts in Vietnam, but others have...
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...
May 10, 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, theatre, film, and entertaining U.S. troops stationed overseas.
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.
