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Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her award-winning feminist children's franchise, ''Free to Be... You and Me''. For her work in television, she has received four Emmys, a Golden Globe, the George Foster Peabody Award and has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. She has also received a Grammy award for her children’s album ''Thanks & Giving All Year Long.'' In 2014, Thomas was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 )〕 Thomas serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by her father, Danny Thomas, in 1962. She created the Thanks & Giving campaign in 2004 to support the hospital. ==Early life== Thomas was born on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest child of comedian Danny Thomas (1912–1991) and his wife, the former Rose Marie Cassaniti (1914–2000). She has a sister, Terre, and her brother, Tony Thomas, is a television and film producer. Her father was Maronite Lebanese American and her mother was Sicilian American.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International No Diet Day: When Temptation Calls... )〕 Marlo Thomas was raised in Beverly Hills, California. Her parents called her Margo as a child, though she soon became known as Marlo, she told ''The New York Times'', because of her childhood mispronunciation of the nickname. She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles. Thomas graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree: "I wanted a piece of paper that said I was qualified to do something in the world," she said. She also was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marlo Thomas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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