TY - GEN T1 - Take It from the big mouth : the life of Martha Raye A1 - Pitrone, Jean Maddern, 1920-2008 LA - English PP - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky YR - 1999 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn900344695 AB - ""She was one of the world's four best comediennes, "" said Milton Berle, ""but she lived a life of personal disaster."" Martha Raye sang, danced, and joked her way into the spotlight of the entertainment world with a career that spanned seven decades and encompassed everything from vaudeville to television commercials to entertaining U.S. troops. Take It from the Big Mouth, the first full-fledged biography of the multi-talented performer, explores Raye's life and career with candor and insight. Raye got her big break when she caught the attention of a film director as she kidded with audience OP - 258 CN - PN2287.R248 P58 1999 SN - 9780813157412 SN - 0813157412 SN - 9780813121109 KW - Raye, Martha. KW - Raye, Martha KW - Entertainers : United States : Biography. KW - Artistes du spectacle : États-Unis : Biographies. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : Reference. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Entertainment & Performing Arts. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Women. KW - Entertainers KW - United States KW - Biographies KW - Biographies. ER -