{"product_id":"2940169606744","title":"Some Enchanted Evenings: The Glittering Life and Times of Mary Martin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating new biography of Mary Martin, the girl whose heart belonged to daddy, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Janet Gaynor, and Peter Pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Martin was one of the greatest stars of her day. Growing up in Texas, she was married early to Benjamin Hagman and gave birth to her first child, Larry Hagman. She was divorced even more quickly. Martin left little Larry with her parents and took off for Hollywood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe didn¿t make a dent in the movie industry and was lured to New York where she found herself auditioning for Cole Porter and his new show \u003ci\u003eLeave It to Me!\u003c\/i\u003e After she sang the bawdy ¿My Heart Belongs to Daddy¿, she ended up on the cover of \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Six years later, she became the toast of Broadway when she starred in \u003ci\u003eSouth Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e. After that, she flew as Peter Pan, yodeled in \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e, took \u003ci\u003eHello, Dolly! \u003c\/i\u003eon the road, and shared a four-poster with Robert Preston in \u003ci\u003eI Do! I Do!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer personal life was just as interesting: in NYC, she met and married Richard Halliday, a closeted upper-class homosexual who adored her, Broadway, and interior decorating (though probably not in that order). They were a powerful twosome. There were rumors about Martin, too, being in a lesbian relationship with both Janet Gaynor and Jean Arthur. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeopled with legends like Ethel Merman, Ezio Pinza, Noël Coward, and a starry cast of thousands, David Kaufman¿s \u003ci\u003eSome Enchanted Evenings\u003c\/i\u003e is the delectable story of the one and only Mary Martin, a self-described chicken farmer from Texas who became Peter Pan and capture America¿s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150294597872,"sku":"2940169606744","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169606744_p0.jpg?v=1769897377","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169606744","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}