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Photograph of MARTHA RAYE and DAVID ROSE (presumably taken on their wedding day, October 8, 1938) Crisp, clear 4-1/2" x 3-1/2" black & white print -– no folds, creases or tears NOTE: Because there are no identifiers on the back, it's possible that this is a reprint from an original negative. If so, it dates to earlier than 1989.
MARTHA RAYE -- "The
Big Mouth", American icon of comedy, often considered the female
equivalent to Bob Hope
Born
Margaret Reed in 1916 in Butte, Montana Toured
national Vaudeville circuit as a toddler with her parents' show
Sang
with Paul Ash and Boris Morros bands as a teen
Invited
to Hollywood in 1936 after performing comedy skits at the
Trocadero nightclub with Jimmy Durante and Joe E. Lewis
First
appeared onscreen that same year in Bing Crosby's Rhythm on
the Range
Subsequently
appeared in many successful screwball comedies including College
Holiday (1936)
starring Jack Benny, George Burns & Gracie Allen; The
Big Broadcast of 1938 with
W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour; Abbott &
Costello's Keep 'em Flying (1941); Four
Jills in a Jeep (1944)
with Kay Francis and Carole Landis; and the Betty Grable
vehicle Pin-up
Girl (1944)
Traveled
extensively with the USO during WWII, known as "Colonel Maggie"
Returned
to film in Billy Rose's
Jumbo (1962)
starring Doris Day and Jimmy Durante
Registered
nurse Lt. Colonel, visited U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam
and became Honorary Green Beret
Recipient
of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1969 for work with
charities and the troops
Appeared
in many television series, movies and specials
including The Red Skelton
Hour (1963-71); McMillan
& Wife (1976-77);
and Alice (1979-84)
First
female member [honorary] of The Friars Club
Final
film appearance: The
Concorde...Airport '79;
last TV role: Murder, She
Wrote (1985)
Died
of cancer in 1994, buried with full military honors at Fort
Bragg, NC
DAVID ROSE --
prolific American
songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, orchestra leader, recording
artist
Born
David Rosenberg in England in 1910; raised in Chicago
Worked
with Ted Fio Rito’s band at age sixteen
Frank
Trumbauer's
staff arranger; composer of early
swing tunes "Break It Down", "Transcontinental",
"Plantation Moods"
Arranged Benny
Goodman's hit "It's Been So Long" in 1936
Moved
to Hollywood in 1938, own radio show California
Melodies for Mutual
Broadcasting System
Married
to Martha Raye 1938, divorced 1941; married Judy Garland 1941,
divorced 1944
Joined
the Army during WWII, met Red Skelton
Composed
and recorded "Holiday for Strings", million-selling record
in 1944
Composed
first motion picture score in 1944: The
Princess and the Pirate starring
Bob Hope & Virginia Mayo
Same
year, received Academy
Award
nomination for Best Song (with lyricist Leo Robin) for
"So in Love" from the Danny Kaye film Wonder
Man
Conductor
for Skelton's Raleigh
Cigarettes Program 1948-1971
Arranged
and conducted numerous pop hits including Connie Francis' 1959
single "My Happiness"
Most
famous composition and recording "The
Stripper", written for a 1958 TV special, became #1 hit on
the pop charts in 1962
Composer
of many motion picture scores including Operation
Petticoat (1959) starring
Cary Grant and Tony Curtis and Please Don't Eat the
Daisies (1960) starring
Doris Day and David Niven
Winner
of 4 Emmy Awards for
musical composition: An
Evening with Fred Astaire (1959); Bonanza (1971); and Little
House on the Prairie (1979,
1982); plus numerous other nominations
Last
film score: Sam's Son (1984),
written and directed by Michael Landon
Died
of a heart attack in 1990
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