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Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

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Birth Name: Mary Tomlinson

Born: 24 February 1890 Died: 10 April 1975

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 7"

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AFI's Female Legends Nominations (250 items)
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Directed by John Sturges (462 items)
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Description: 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 A House Divided (1931). She repeated her stage role in Dead End (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 The Women (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 ... (more)

Tags: Died 1975 (2), Actress (2), Born 1890 (2), Vaudeville (1), Tv Western (1), Died Aged 85 (1), Ma Kettle (1), Supporting Actress (1), Tv Actress (1), Wagon Train (1), Movies (1), American (1), 1940s (1), 1930s (1), Broadway (1), 1950s (1), Female (1)

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1. Meet Me in St. Louis

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323 Watched

2. Heaven Can Wait

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7.4

126 Watched

3. The Women (1939)

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7.7

118 Watched

4. Dead End (1937)

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7.6

79 Watched

5. Stella Dallas (1937)

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7.6

75 Watched

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1. Wagon Train (1957)

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