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  1. Nov 5, 1990 · Mary Martin, America's favorite leading lady of musical comedy, as Ens. Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific," Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" or the title role in "Peter Pan," died...

  2. Mar 26, 2024 · Mary Martin was an American singer and actress best known for her work in Broadway musicals. Martin attended private schools and for a year the University of Texas. After a brief first marriage (1930–35), she opened a dance school in her hometown of Weatherford, Texas, that proved a remarkable.

  3. May 23, 2018 · Mary Martin. Singer, actress. Audition Mary. Catapulted to Superstardom. Semi-retirement. Selected discography. Sources. Mary Martin was one of the brightest stars of Broadway and the musical theater. Although she was never regarded as a popular singer, her musical contributions thrilled millions.

  4. The original 1954 Broadway production, starring Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, earned Tony Awards for both stars. It was followed by NBC telecasts of it in 1955, 1956, and 1960 with the same stars, plus several rebroadcasts of the 1960 telecast.

  5. Nov 5, 1990 · Nov. 5, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Mary Martin, the Broadway musical legend who portrayed Nellie Forbush and Maria von Trapp but who was Peter Pan to a mesmerized world, has died of...

  6. Naturally a “cockeyed optimist,” Mary Martin (b. Weatherford, TX, December 1, 1913; d. Rancho Mirage, CA, November 3, 1990) was America’s favorite leading lady in the heyday of musical comedy, the winner of four Tony Awards®, and a name known in every household.

  7. A legendary star of the Broadway musical theater during the ’40s and ’50s, and one of its most charming, vivacious, and best-loved performers. Her father was a lawyer and her mother a violin ...

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