Martha Raye
Martha Raye was an American comic actress and singer whose career spanned six decades across film, theater, and television. Her wide smile and energetic comedic style earned her the nickname "The Big Mouth."
Background
- Born in
- Butte
- Educated at
- Professional Children's School
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award🏆 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"One paper says I'm Catholic and the other says I'm Jewish. I guess that's fitting because as a Methodist I'm meant to be undetermined some of the time."
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Timeline
1916
Born
Birth1994
Died
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