Ronald L. Davis was Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, where he was Director of both the Oral History Program on the Performing Arts and the De Golyer Institute for American Studies. He has written many books on the performing arts in America, including the best-seller Hollywood Anecdotes.

“The breadth and scope of Davis’s research is impressive, and the plethora of personal interviews—some with Martin herself—provides readers with an almost personal access to Broadway and Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.” —Southwestern Historical Quarterly"Mary Martin, Broadway Legend is a lively, fascinating book about an important figure in the history of musical theater."—Great Plains Quarterly

Ronald L. Davis was Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, where he was Director of both the Oral History Program on the Performing Arts and the De Golyer Institute for American Studies. He has written many books on the performing arts in America, including the best-seller Hollywood Anecdotes.

“The breadth and scope of Davis’s research is impressive, and the plethora of personal interviews—some with Martin herself—provides readers with an almost personal access to Broadway and Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.” —Southwestern Historical Quarterly"Mary Martin, Broadway Legend is a lively, fascinating book about an important figure in the history of musical theater."—Great Plains Quarterly

Ronald L. Davis was Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, where he was Director of both the Oral History Program on the Performing Arts and the De Golyer Institute for American Studies. He has written many books on the performing arts in America, including the best-seller Hollywood Anecdotes.

“The breadth and scope of Davis’s research is impressive, and the plethora of personal interviews—some with Martin herself—provides readers with an almost personal access to Broadway and Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.” —Southwestern Historical Quarterly"Mary Martin, Broadway Legend is a lively, fascinating book about an important figure in the history of musical theater."—Great Plains Quarterly