Birthday profile

Martha Greenhouse

Martha Greenhouse, American actress (died 2013)

Born
June 14, 1921
Died
January 5, 2013
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1921

About Martha Greenhouse

Martha Miriam Greenhouse (June 14, 1921 – January 5, 2013) was an American stage, film, and television actress, who also served as an actors' union leader. The Omaha, Nebraska-born actress spent her formative years in New York City, and was a 1939 graduate of Hunter College High School. She appeared both on-and off-Broadway. Her film credits included The Stepford Wives, Bananas, Daniel, and Tomorrow Night. She appeared on such television and soap opera series as Naked City; Route 66; Car 54, Where Are You?; Law & Order; The Jackie Gleason Show; The Phil Silvers Show; Ryan's Hope; and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. == Union leadership == Greenhouse served as AFTRA' New York branch president for five terms, and on the Screen Actors Guild's National Board from 1981 to 1987. For her union service she was awarded the Founder's Award, the Ken Harvey Award and the George Heller Gold Card. == Filmography == == References == == Further reading == International News Service (May 26, 1946). "U. S. Tour in Covered Wagon Vet 'Drama-Pioneers' Plan". Star Tribune.

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Career and life highlights

Martha Greenhouse timeline

  1. Martha Miriam Greenhouse (June 14, 1921 – January 5, 2013) was an American stage, film and television actress, who also served as an actors' union leader.
  2. Associated Press (April 24, 1959). "Busy Actress, That's Martha Greenhouse".

The world when Martha Greenhouse was born

Martha Greenhouse was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Martha Greenhouse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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