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Bookmark or Share- “Maggie of the Boondocks”: Martha Raye and a lifetime of ...Entertainer Martha Raye's life changed forever when she joined the fledgling United Service Organizations (USO) during World War II. The experience gave Raye a lifelong calling of entertaining and serving the nation’s service personnel in the field.
- This Singer Is Only Woman Buried In Fort Bragg's Special ...Martha Raye isn't a name heard much these days. The comic actress and singer was a star of stage and screen who worked in show business for around 60 years by...
- Raye, Martha (1916–1994) - Encyclopedia.comKnown for her booming voice, elastic mouth, and raucous humor, Martha Raye was a veteran of the vaudeville and nightclub circuits by the time she was 19, then went on to conquer Broadway, films, and television.
- Martha Raye | Biography, Movies, & Facts | BritannicaMartha Raye (born August 27, 1916, Butte, Montana, U.S.—died October 19, 1994, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American entertainer who established her reputation as an irrepressible comic in a career that encompassed radio shows, theater, film, and entertaining U.S. troops stationed overseas.
- Martha Raye - Turner Classic MoviesFew entertainers would embrace a nickname like "The Big Mouth," but singer-actress Martha Raye was a very good sport. Of course, what some considered a physical detriment was ultimately a key source of her power as a singer and appeal as a comedienne. She first earned significant attention on...
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