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MARTHA RAYZ (Paramount play *r)
Because her father and mother, known as Reed and Hooper on the ptagp, ware travelling from place to place, Martha Raye vras born in Butte, Montana, and became a trouper when she vis 3 years old, appearing in the act with her parents*
When she was 16 Martha left them and in Chicago joined paul Ash's orchestra, with which sh* sang and did comedy for mere than a year. Then she joined Benny Davis, song-writer and master of ceremonies, in an act. Later she appeared in an act embracer six youngsters, the other five being Jackie Holler, Hal LeRoy, Sunny O'Cee and Buddy and Yilma Jbeea« Martha sang and danced and did th comedy l3id.
Next she decided to try vaudeville alone ar toured the Loew circuit. Afterwards she joir.ed Will Morrissoy, vaudeville comedian, with whom she remained three years.
She was, at one time, a member of Earl Carroll's "Sketch Book" company and at another, was with Lew Brown's "Calling All Stars." Both important Now York musical revues.
Martha was doing an act at the Trocadero Cafe in Hollywood when she was discovered by Norman Taurog, paramount director, who chanced to be dining there. He comrunicated his find to Benjamin Glazer, producer of Bing Crosby's "Rhythm on the Range," at the paramount studio, and Martha found herself portraying the comedienne lead very successfully in this Crosbvpicture, with Taurog handling the megaphone.
She speaks Italian and Spanish as well as English. Height; 5 feet 4g inches, weigh! 126 pounds, has dark brown hair and china blue eyes.
Her )ateat role is in "Big Broadcast of 1937".