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Mary Martin, Broadway Legend
by Ronald L. Davis

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Author: Ronald L. Davis
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-30
ISBN: 0806139056
Number of pages: 300
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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Book Review: Still Too Many Unanswered Questions
Summary: 2 Stars

This is an okay book for someone who knows very little about Mary Martin.

It is not for anyone who knew Martin (as a friend or acquaintance) or even followed her career on Broadway or television. The author relies heavily on interviews with Martin herself and others, especially life-long friend Besse Mae Sue Ella Austin. Austin and her husband are primary sources and their many comments do fill in some of the blanks, especially about Martin's childhood and family.

However, I learned nothing new about the most important people in Martin's life: husband Richard Halliday, best friend Janet Gaynor or her children Larry Hagman & Heller Halliday. Did the author even try to search out people who could have talked opened about Halliday and Gaynor?

I assume the Austins did provide useful information. If so, Davis made the choice not to include it here. That is one of the problems. Davis has written other books and the narrative flows well. But, Davis wrote this book as a huge fan of Mary Martin, from the days of seeing her in "Annie Get Your Gun" in Texas. Martin, one of Broadway's biggest musical stars, deserves a well researched book by an objective author.

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