Mary Martin Actor Timeline

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  • Date of birth and Place

    Mary Martin was born on December 1st, 1913 in Weatherford,Texas
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    World War 1

    World War 1 impacted many people during the war. A new era of politics emerged, with a stronger voice for women, and education, health, and housing became government priorities.
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    Spanish flu

    During this period, about 500 million people globally were being affected by disease which had an impact on children.

  • Mary Martin's family

    Mary Virginia Martin lived with her sister Geraldine and her parents Preston Martin (Father) and Juanita Presley (Mother) It is said she lived a comfortable life and was talented at a young age
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    Education

    Mary Martin attended private schools and for a year the University of Texas
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    Marriages

    Married Benjamin Jackson at 17 and dropped out of school due to being pregnant.

  • First Child

    Mary Martin had her first child Larry Martin Hagman. Larry Martin Hagman was an American film and television actor, director, and producer.

  • Fact 1#

    Mary Martin was scared of marrying young and used dance as a way to vent her feelings.

  • Influences

    Mary Martin had started practicing dance during the span of her first marriage. She was influenced by the dance routines of Ruby Keeler and Eleanor Powell.

  • Fact 2#

    Mary Martin had opened a dance studio after finding passion. During that time there was an incident in which a man burned down the studio due to dancing being a sin.

  • Fact 3#

    Mary Martin had gone through her divorce and decided to leave for Hollywood even leaving her son.

  • First debut

    Mary Martin was given a small role in "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" nicknamed Audition Mary.

  • Quote

    "Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes" -Mary Martin
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    World War 2

    It was common for people to abandon or give up their property without compensation and to move to new lands. Even relatively prosperous Western Europe experienced periods of hunger. Many children lost their fathers as a result of long-term family separations.
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    Married

    Married Richard Halliday
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    Started in a range of movies

    • "Love Thy Neighbor"
    • " Kiss the boys Goodbye"
    • "New York Town"
    • "Happy Go Lucky"

  • Second Child

    Mary Martin had her second child Heller Halliday. She is an actress, known for Peter Pan (1955)

  • Awards

    -Was presented the Donaldson Award for "One Touch of Venus"
    -Was honored with a New York Film Critics Award for "One Touch of Venus"
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    Theater Productions

    • "One Touch of Venus"
    • "Pacific 1860"
    • "Lute Song"
    • "Annie get your Gun"
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    Awards

    • Tony Award for "spreading theatre to the rest of the country while the originals perform in New York".
    • She received a Tony Award for her role as ‘Peter Pan’ in the theatre production
    • She received an Emmy Award for the television adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’.
    • Received a Tony Award for ‘The Sound of Music'
    • She received Kennedy Center Honors for career achievements

  • Last Film

    "Main Street to Broadway" but was said her greatest success came from her broadway production of "Peter Pan" in 1954

  • Star on the walk of fame

    Walk of fame

  • Musical

    in 1960 she played Peter Pan which was what she's known for

  • Broadway Two person Musical

    "I Do! I Do!" which she gained a nomination for her performance
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    Productions

    • 'Celebration of Richard Rodgers'
    • 'Do you turn Somersaults?'

  • Accident

    She was in a tragic accident that left her with two of her ribs fractured, a punctured lung, and a fractured pelvis.

  • Last seen theater performance

    She was last seen in a theater performance called "Legends".

  • Mary Martin's death

    Unfortunately, Mary Martin died due to colorectal cancer

  • Work Cited

    TheFamousPeople.com, editors. “Who Was Mary Martin? Everything You Need to Know.” Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/mary-martin-3651.php. Accessed 8 Sept. 2023.
    Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Mary Martin". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Nov. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Martin. Accessed 8 September 2023.
    McKinley, Francis "Martin, Mary."Contemporary Musicians. . Encyclopedia.com. 22 Aug. 2023 https://www.encyclopedia.com.

  • Work cited

    Prior, Neil. “How World War One Heralded Social Reforms.” BBC News, BBC, 12 Nov. 2018, www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46118040.
    Kesternich I, Siflinger B, Smith JP, Winter JK. The Effects of World War II on Economic and Health Outcomes across Europe. Rev Econ Stat. 2014 Mar 1;96(1):103-118. doi: 10.1162/REST_a_00353. PMID: 24850973; PMCID: PMC4025972.
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21777-spanish-flu#:~:text=From%201918%20to%201919%2C%20the,deaths%20were%20in%20the%20U.S.