| Martha Raye was an actress, popular singer, very funny comedienne
as well as a pretty darn good dancer with a set of very
sexy legs. Martha started her career at the age of three
in Vaudeville shows with her parents where she would sing
and dance. This usually is not a problem but Martha recieved
very little schooling and is said to have not been able
to read very well, however, this later changed and did not
stand in her way. Her first film appearance came in a band
short entitled 'A Nite in a Nite Club' in 1934. She can
be scene dancing with Dean Collins, ( Legendary swing
dancer) in the film 'Hellzapoppin' as well as dancing
a solo comedy routine in the 'Big Broadcast'.
She began entertaining the troops during WWII in
1942 ( Before the USO) and continued into the Vietnam
conflict. She also was given the honorary rank of lieutenant
colonel in the special forces for her dedication to the
troops.
Martha married a whopping seven times between 1937
and 1991, most of her marriages lasting less than two years.
In October of 1955, Secret Life Magazine did an article
of "Why Martha Raye Cant Stay Married." She Succumbed
to pneumonia and died in Beverly Hills. |
