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Martha Raye

1916 - 1994

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Martha Raye (born Margy Reed; August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television. She also acted in plays, including on Broadway. She was honored in 1969 at the Academy Awards as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Martha Raye is the 7,302nd most popular actor (up from 7,304th in 2024), the 11,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,787th in 2019) and the 3,363rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Martha Raye ranks 7,302 out of 13,578. Before her are John Lynch, Leah Remini, Michał Żebrowski, Tony Cox, Harry Lloyd, and Amy Aquino. After her are Joe Cornish, Andrea Sawatzki, Allan Arbus, Aimee Garcia, Harald Schmidt, and Macdonald Carey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Martha Raye ranks 289. Before her are Gene Mako, Giuseppe Tosi, Kanan Devi, Peter Geach, Richard Hofstadter, and Roderick Chisholm. After her are George Montgomery, Ruth Warrick, Virginia Gregg, Manuel Chorens, Dennis Poore, and Beverly Cleary. Among people deceased in 1994, Martha Raye ranks 333. Before her are Jule Styne, Royal Dano, Lynne Frederick, Irena Krzywicka, Ulrike Maier, and Bill Hicks. After her are Macdonald Carey, Kristen Pfaff, Ezra Taft Benson, Duncan Hamilton, Valentin Kuzin, and Roberto Balado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Martha Raye ranks 11,274 out of 20,380. Before her are Leah Remini (1970), Vicki Peterson (1958), James Williamson (1949), Tony Cox (1958), Amy Aquino (1957), and Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847). After her are Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Thomas Akers (1951), Allan Arbus (1918), Paul Craig Roberts (1939), and LaVern Baker (1929).

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Among actors born in United States, Martha Raye ranks 3,364. Before her are Ted King (1965), Paul Petersen (1945), Chad Allen (1974), Leah Remini (1970), Tony Cox (1958), and Amy Aquino (1957). After her are Allan Arbus (1918), Aimee Garcia (1978), Macdonald Carey (1913), Betty Garrett (1919), Kevin Nealon (1953), and Diana Scarwid (1955).

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