Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main was born on Feb 24, 1890 in USA. Marjorie Main's big-screen debut came with A House Divided directed by William Wyler in 1931. Marjorie Main is known for Friendly Persuasion directed by William Wyler, Gary Cooper stars as Jess Birdwell and Dorothy McGuire as Eliza Birdwell. The upcoming new movie Marjorie Main plays is Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure which will be released on Mar 01, 2008.
Her father was a minister, and when she joined a local stock company as a youngster she changed her name to avoid embarrassing her family. She worked in vaudeville and debuted on Broadway in 1916. Her film debut was in Orages (1931). She repeated her stage role in Rue sans issue (1937) as Baby Face Martin (Humphrey Bogart)'s mother, which led to a number of slum mother parts. She played very strong role of Lucy, the dude ranch operator in Femmes (1939). She achieved popularity as a comedienne in six 1940s movies made with Wallace Beery e.g., Barnacle Bill (1941). The character which would dominate her remaining career was established when she played Ma Kettle in L'oeuf et moi (1947), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. She began her co-starring series with Percy Kilbride the following year in Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) and continued through seven more. Her last movie was a "Kettle" without Kilbride: The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957).
Birthday
Feb 24, 1890Place of Birth
Acton, Indiana, USA
Known For
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