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Which Broadway legend was Larry Hagman's mother?

Actor Larry Hagman, 1983
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Larry Hagman built J.R. Ewing into one of TV's all-time villains on "Dallas," a smirking oilman who could ruin your life over breakfast. The drawl and the cowboy hat sold the bit, but Hagman was a long way from a roughneck. His mother had four Tony Awards sitting on her shelf. Which Broadway legend was Larry Hagman's mother?