Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main (born February 24, 1890 in Acton , Indiana , † April 10, 1975 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Mary Tomlinson ) was an American actress .
life and career
Marjorie Main began her career with appearances in vaudeville and with various touring companies. She made the leap to Broadway and from 1932 to film. At first her roles were rather small, but from the mid-1930s she was able to establish herself as a popular supporting actress. For her portrayal as the desperate mother of Humphrey Bogart in Sackgasse , she received excellent reviews, but was then seen mostly as a member of the lower class, who sacrificed themselves to offer the children a better life. It was only when she switched to MGM in the early 1940s that she succeeded in switching to the comedic field. At the side of Wallace Beery , Main starred in a number of very successful films, where she embodied resolute and sharp-tongued women. She had one of her most famous appearances as housekeeper in the classic musical Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) directed by Vincente Minnelli .
In 1947 she played the character of Ma Kettle , a rough farmer with a heart of gold, in the film comedy The Egg and Me at the side of Claudette Colbert . For this role, she was on the Academy Awards 1948 as Best Supporting Actress nomination. The Egg and I grossed almost $ 5 million, and Universal Pictures turned the characters of Ma and Pa Kettle , played by Main and Percy Kilbride , into the heroes of a separate series of nine feature films. After the end of the film series, Main retired into private life in 1957.
Marjorie Main died in 1975 at the age of 85. She was married to the well-known psychiatrist Stanley LeFevre Krebs (1864-1935) from 1921 until his death .
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: Art Trouble
- 1934: Liebesreigen ( Music in the Air )
- 1937: Dead End (Dead End)
- 1937: Stella Dallas
- 1937: The Shadow
- 1938: The factory pilot (test pilot)
- 1938: Three Comrades
- 1938: Too Hot to Handle (Too Hot to Handle)
- 1938: Millionaire gone astray (There Goes My Heart)
- 1938: Girls' School
- 1939: The Women (The Women)
- 1939: Music for Life (They Shall Have Music)
- 1939: Thin Man, 3rd Case (Another Thin Man)
- 1940: I Take This Woman
- 1940: Susan and God (Susan and God)
- 1940: Dark Command (Dark Command)
- 1941: The Woman with the Scar (A Woman's Face)
- 1941: A great guy (Honky Tonk)
- 1941: The Shepherd of the Hills (The Shepherd of the Hills)
- 1942: We Were Dancing
- 1942: Tennessee Johnson
- 1943: Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait)
- 1943: Johnny Come Lately
- 1944: Meet Me in St. Louis
- 1946: The Harvey Girls
- 1946: A Trap for the Bandit (Bad Bascomb)
- 1946: The Unknown Beloved (Undercurrent)
- 1947: The Egg and I (The Egg and I)
- 1948–1957: "Ma and Pa Kettle" film series (nine feature films)
- 1950: Summer Stock
- 1951: The Rogue and the Lady (The Law and the Lady)
- 1952: The Belle of New York
- 1953: Villa with 100 hp (The Long, Long Trailer)
- 1954: Rose Marie
- 1956: Alluring Temptation (Friendly Persuasion)
Awards
- Academy Awards 1948 : Nomination for an Oscar / Best Supporting Actress - The Egg and Me
Web links
- Marjorie Main in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Marjorie Main in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Marjorie Main in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Marjorie Main in the German dubbing index
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Main, Marjorie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tomlinson, Mary (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Acton , Indiana , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1975 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |