Martha Wright (actress), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martha Wright (actress)

American actress and singer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 01-Mar-2016

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Martha Wright (born Martha Lucile Wiederrecht; March 23, 1923 – March 1, 2016) was an American actress and singer best known for her performances on Broadway and on television. Wright sang on the radio and played roles in musical theatre and opera in her native Seattle as a teenager.
She moved to New York City and debuted on Broadway by age 21, where she soon had a major success as Mary Martin's replacement in both South Pacific and The Sound of Music.
She also continued to sing on the radio.
In the mid-1950s, she also performed on television, including in her own show. Wright and her husband, restaurateur George J.
Manuche Jr.
(1921–2013), had four children, and Wright curtailed her performing by the late 1960s, returning for a few engagements in the 1970s and 1980s.