Martha Greenhouse (Actor)

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(06-14-1921 - 01-05-2013) Age 92

Martha Greenhouse appeared on The Edge of Night. She also made several guest appearances on TV during the 1960's

She appeared in the following 32 episodes of Radio Mystery Theater
Date Episode Title Plot
01/19/1974 0014 The Girl Who Found Things A young girl with criminal tendencies is taken by a couple who discover her peculiar talent for retrieving lost things - including corpses
03/03/1974 0049 Prognosis Negative A mentally disturbed soldier is recruited by a fake medium to take her game to the next level. The military conducts a desperate search for the missing psychopath. She might not have bargained for what she had let herself into.
07/03/1974 0113 The Secret Life of Bobby Deland A couple suffering from the death of their only child take in a young waif to fill the void in their lives. At first the orphan helps alleviate the woman's migraines however, he later repays their kindness by robbing them blind.
11/07/1974 0171 How Eberhard Won His Wings A virtuous man is blessed with a pair of wings for his spotless conduct and commitment towards good. But both he and his wife think it ridiculous to wear them. They both try to find a sin that he can attempt so they will be taken back.
01/23/1975 0210 Sleepy Village A college professor and his wife retire to Sleepy Village to find some peace and quiet so he can finish his book. But before they can settle down, the village inhabitants will test if they are in the 'right state of mind'.
04/21/1975 0260 Sting of Death Strong-willed explorer Trevor Constaine is used to getting his way in things and he wants to see his daughter marry his assistant - although both are married. But Trevor can't be put down with a trivial thing like that and uses some shrunken heads and a killer clock to achieve his ends.
07/31/1975 0318 Carmilla In 20th century Austria, a young woman and her widower father are charged with the welfare of a female ward. The two girls grow up like sisters but a terrible secret in the orphan's past threatens to tear their lives asunder.
10/02/1975 0357 The Man Who Ran Away Devastated by the discovery of his wife's infidelity, a man seeks refuge in a nearby town. He comes across a seemingly run-down estate and intends to drown his sorrows in solitude. However, he is surprised to find that the house occupied by a lady just as lonely as he is.
11/25/1975 0385 The Lap of the Gods After an accident lands a modern man in the hospital, his spirit travels back in time into the body of a sea captain in the 1820's. Meanwhile, his real body lies in a coma.
12/11/1975 0394 You Can Change Your Life A former game show contestant obsessively stalks the three women who served as judges during his stint as a participant in a media program.
02/03/1976 0425 The Dead Deserve to Rest Distraught and grieving, a widow falls prey to an unscrupulous occultist who swindles her into believing he can help her reach out to beyond the grave.
04/06/1976 0463 The Boy Wonder On a quest to find a missing child named Buchanan, his team slowly disappears one after another. It's no coincidence that the boy and his friends possess amazing talents, and only too late does the man learn the futility of his search.
10/21/1976 0539 To Hang by the Neck After the end of the Civil War, Becky Pryor decides to return to the C-Circle-C ranch in Texas just a year after she went there for what she thought was going to be Carrie Conway's wedding but turned out to be her friend's funeral. Carrie's invalid mother now complaines to Becky that the truth is not known about her daughter's suicide. A suspiciously quiet ranch hand, a Northerner, offers to help Becky find out why Carrie might have hanged herself -- if indeed she did.
11/30/1976 0557 Now You See Them, Now You Don't The President wants to know the details of time travelers:  During World War 5, soldiers experiencing combat fatigue are transport themselves back in time to the present.
02/04/1977 0595 The Ripple Effect
In an attempt to recover several scandalous love letters from a bitter ex-mistress, a politician unwittingly sets off a chain of events that threaten to ruin his life, and the lives of those around him.
03/14/1977 0616 Look Backward Sometimes A tennis pro plans to flee to Europe after fighting with her husband. Enroute, the plane crashes and she finds that her judge of character serves her well as she and the survivors struggle to survive.
08/17/1977 0696 In the Fog A shell-shocked World War I veteran gets lost in the fog and stumbles into a woman who is anxious because she will miss an appointment. He helps her to find her way home and she later turns up dead.
09/15/1977 0709 Passport to Freedom A couple involved in espionage for the U.S. government fly out to a small country kept behind the iron curtain to help a scientist couple escape, so his discoveries can benefit the world. But trouble follows soon as the scientist tries to take his mistress along instead.
09/26/1977 0715 The Guy de Maupassant Murders The sensational tale of a serial murderer is followed by a judge and his attendant. The killer seems to exclusively choose young women as his victims and leaves tantalizing notes next to their corpses. The erudite attendant tries to trace the style of writing that seems oddly familiar to her but the judge keeps aloof.
11/30/1977 0748 The Teddy Bear A classic cold war phobia narrative about a reporter investigating the discovery of a weapon by the Russians that can read and control every mind.
01/23/1978 0769 The Forgetful Ghost A wacky story of a pleasant, forgetful ghost returned to the world for a purpose, but for the fact that he has forgotten it. A man finds him and they pair up to make a card hustle that will prove useful for the ghost's living daughter. But his real purpose is far broader in scope.
03/20/1978 0801 All Things Are Possible Set in the picturesque town of Toledo, Ohio, this is the story of a man struggling to keep his faith in jail after he is framed and punished for murdering a co-worker.
07/10/1978 0861 Sound Advice A columnist finds himself honour bound to pursue the case of a woman whom she had advised to walk out on her husband and was found dead the very next day.
09/18/1978 0894 It's Hard to Be Rich An affluent writer moves into an inexpensive apartment in order to write in peace. But his dreams are shattered by the blaring piano music from the nest door flat. But this isn't a story about a petty neighbourly quarrel - since the next door apartment is non-existent.
04/25/1979 0974 Letter of Love, Letter of Death A police detective puts his career on the line in order to prove the innocence of the rival of a murdered theatrical producer when he is accused of the crime.
06/11/1979 0987 Look Who's Coming When a paranoid wife claims that the television series she watches about an alien threat of world invasion is true, it puts additional pressure on her already strained relationship with her middle-aged husband.
08/15/1979 1004 Body and Soul An out of body experience after she slips into a coma reveals the vision of her estranged daughter rushing to her bedside to a bed-ridden mother.
05/19/1980 1086 Two of a Kind An idle and selfish oaf leases two identical rooms and outfits them in the same manner in an elaborate scheme to relieve his aunt of her wealth, and to continue driving her crazy!
10/15/1980 1127 The Bright Golden Murders Believing that her husband was murdered after discovering a metallurgical secret that would shake the world market, she turns to his friend and the local police for help. Unknown to her, the scientist was actually having an affair with the cabaret singer girlfriend of a mobster- and was subsequently murdered when he discovered their liaison.
11/24/1980 1138 The Killer Instinct A series of strange deaths sparks the interest of a police detective, especially when he learns of the unusual circumstances behind each victim's demise, and the involvement of a smooth-talking salesman.
03/04/1981 1167 Her Long Blonde Hair Obsessed with an unusual violin that he believes is strung with the hair of his murdered wife, a college professor will stop at nothing to reclaim it.
12/04/1981 1265 The Dog-Walker Murders When wealthy and elderly women fall prey to a serial killer known for hypnotizing his victims, a man filled with hatred for his mother fears that his downfall at the hands of a woman.

4 Responses to Greenhouse Martha

I had the pleasure of speaking to her daughter in law after Ms Greenhouse's death. Surprisingly, amazingly, shockingly, Ms Greenhouse's son and daughter in law had no concept of where to find or listen to CBS Radio Mystery Theater. I was more than happy to copy and paste the shows in which Ms Grrenhouse starred, and send them their way. I explained that Ms Greenhouse was always a favorite of mine. She did not even receive a closeup in The Stepford Wives or Up The Down Staircase. What a waste of her talent. However, we have her here to enjoy. I loved her in Her Long Blonde Hair and Sleepy Village.

Robert RJMGREEN@AOL.COM

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My wife and I also very much enjoy and admire Martha Greenhouse. We first noticed her on two of the most hilarious episodes of "Car 54 Where Are You" where she plays Lucille's sister, Rose, opposite the very funny Carl Ballantine who plays her husband. She also has a tiny part in one of the earlier episodes of Route 66. She had a wonderful voice and could do comedy as well as drama quite well. We assume that she must have done a lot of theater. We wish we knew more about her.

Marc Miller

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Martha killed me in "Car 54, Where Are You?"!! Whenever she played 'Rose', she was the funniest one on that episode! x^D

d'Arci

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Martha Miriam Greenhouse (June 14, 1921 – January 5, 2013) was an American stage, film and television actress, who also served as a SAG actors' union leader. 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 Route 66, Car 54, Where Are You?, Law & Order, The Stepford Wives, The Jackie Gleason Show, Woody Allen’s Bananas, The Phil Silvers Show, Ryan's Hope, and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. She also appeared in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Martha appeared in many plays on and off Broadway, including Summer Brave; Dear Me, the Sky is Falling; and Jose Quintero’s Our Town.

Adam

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