Photo: NBC Radio-back scan had to be flipped and darkened to be read at all. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tony Martin is a reminder of how long a real career can last when the voice holds up. Born Alvin Morris in San Francisco in 1913, he spent over seven decades performing, racking up hits like "Stranger in Paradise" and "I Love Paris" from the late 1930s through the mid 1950s. That kind of staying power across changing tastes impresses me more than any single chart-topper. He earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but the number I keep coming back to is seven decades. Living to 2012, he outlasted the very era that made him, which is its own quiet achievement.
Overview
Alvin Morris (December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012), known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and singer of popular music. His career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand", "I Love Paris", "Stranger in Paradise", and "I Get Ideas".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Martin
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・マーティン
- Reading
- とにー・まーてぃん
- Born
- December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor / television actor / art collector
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oakland Technical High School
- University
- Saint Mary's College of California
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.