Who is Mary Martin?
Hi,
I found out that Mary Martin was a singer and actor.
But what is her character in the following context?

"But he found selling to be a job that matched perhaps the rarest aspect of his personality: the Mary Martin aspect. "I like people. I like to please people. I like to solve their problems. I give people the benefit of the doubt."

Question

Who is Mary Martin?
Hi,
I found out that Mary Martin was a singer and actor.
But what is her character in the following context?

"But he found selling to be a job that matched perhaps the rarest aspect of his personality: the Mary Martin aspect. "I like people. I like to please people. I like to solve their problems. I give people the benefit of the doubt."

Answer

I am not certain about how valid such a reference is or why it was made, but the actress was famous for her Broadway role as Peter Pan. She was the mother of Larry Hagman.