Gender
Female
Born
Jul 15, 1927
Decatur, Illinois, USA
Died
Mar 04, 2010
Malibu, California, USA
Performer
Relations
Wife of
Robert Emmett Dolan (1948 - 1967) divorced
Wife of
Harry Gesner (1970 - 2010) his death
Comments
Played Frieda Claxton on The Golden Girls.
  • CREDITS
    The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Nov 23, 1976 - Dec 12, 1976)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Nan Martin
      • Mrs. Buchanan - Original
    Summer Brave (Oct 26, 1975 - Nov 09, 1975)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Nan Martin
      • Flo Owens - Original
    Come Live With Me (Jan 26, 1967 - Jan 28, 1967)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • A Visitor - Original
    Under the Yum-Yum Tree (Nov 16, 1960 - Apr 15, 1961)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Irene Wilson - Original
    Henry IV, Part I (Mar 01, 1960 - May 29, 1960)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Lady Percy - Original
    Lysistrata (Nov 24, 1959 - Dec 13, 1959)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Lysistrata - Original
    The Great God Brown (Oct 06, 1959 - Nov 01, 1959)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Margaret - Original
    J.B. (Dec 11, 1958 - Oct 24, 1959)
    Play, Original
    • Also Starring: Nan Martin
      • Sarah - Original
    Makropoulos Secret (Dec 03, 1957 - Dec 31, 1957)
    Play, Revival
    • Understudy: Nan Martin
      • Emilia Marty - Original
    The Constant Wife (Dec 08, 1951 - Apr 05, 1952)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Marie-Louise Durham - Original
    A Story for a Sunday Evening (Nov 17, 1950 - Nov 25, 1950)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Nan Martin
      • Beatrice - Original
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Featured Actress in a Play

    1959 | Nominee  | J.B.
    Also Starring: Nan Martin
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Nov 23, 1976 - Dec 12, 1976)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Nan Martin
    • Mrs. Buchanan - Original
Summer Brave (Oct 26, 1975 - Nov 09, 1975)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Nan Martin
    • Flo Owens - Original
Come Live With Me (Jan 26, 1967 - Jan 28, 1967)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • A Visitor - Original
Under the Yum-Yum Tree (Nov 16, 1960 - Apr 15, 1961)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Irene Wilson - Original
Henry IV, Part I (Mar 01, 1960 - May 29, 1960)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Lady Percy - Original
Lysistrata (Nov 24, 1959 - Dec 13, 1959)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Lysistrata - Original
The Great God Brown (Oct 06, 1959 - Nov 01, 1959)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Margaret - Original
J.B. (Dec 11, 1958 - Oct 24, 1959)
Play, Original
  • Also Starring: Nan Martin
    • Sarah - Original
Makropoulos Secret (Dec 03, 1957 - Dec 31, 1957)
Play, Revival
  • Understudy: Nan Martin
    • Emilia Marty - Original
The Constant Wife (Dec 08, 1951 - Apr 05, 1952)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Marie-Louise Durham - Original
A Story for a Sunday Evening (Nov 17, 1950 - Nov 25, 1950)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Nan Martin
    • Beatrice - Original

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1959 | Nominee  | J.B.
Also Starring: Nan Martin

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