Raye, Martha

She was born Margy (Margaret) Theresa Yvonne Reed in Butte, Montana, on August 27, 1916, to show-business parents Pete Reed and Peggy Hooper , who worked as an Irish singing act. Her parents were performing in an obscure vaudeville theater at the time, and the birth took place backstage. By the time the youngster was old enough to walk, “Maggie” was being shoved into the spotlight by her parents. An outgoing child, she didn’t need much prompting and soon...