Biography
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title character in Peter Pan (1954), and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1959). Over the course of her career, she won four Tony Awards and an Emmy Award. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
293 releases · 44 albums · active 1950–2026
- Other credits · 412
- Performance · 387
Studios: Webster Hall · Columbia 30th Street Studio · CBS Studios, New York · Audio Media Recorders
Frequent collaborators
- Bing Crosby
- Various
- The Divine Comedy
- Leland Hayward
- Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein 2nd
- Golden Gate Quartet
- Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus
- Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends