Mary Martin

Mary Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American Broadway actress and singer. She worked closely with Rodgers and Hammerstein, and in their plays, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including South Pacific, Peter Pan, and Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Over the course of her career, she won four Tony Awards and an Emmy Award. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman and married to Richard Halliday.