Birthname: Mary Tomlinson
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 24, 1890 Acton, IN |
| Died | Apr 10, 1975 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 85 |
Marjorie Main | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1916-1959 |
| Known for | Haranguing harridans, abrasive women |
| Top Roles | Katie, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Arkelian, Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle, Lucy |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime, Western, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Sisters, Screwball Comedy |
| Top Collaborators | Judy Garland, Ernst Lubitsch (Director), Hunt Stromberg (Producer), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Victor Moore, Barbara Lawrence, Douglass Watson see more.. |
Marjorie Main Overview:
Legendary character actress, Marjorie Main, was born Mary Tomlinson on Feb 24, 1890 in Acton, IN. Main appeared in over 85 film roles. Her best known films include Meet Me in St. Louis, The Women, The Egg and I, and the Ma and Pa Kettle films. Main died at the age of 85 on Apr 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
Unique, crow-voiced Marjorie Main had a bundled-up nest of dark hair and a sack-of-Potatoes figure. She became a film regular after the early death of her husband and delighted audiences with a great series of haranguing harridans both comic and tragic; most memorably in partnership with Wallace Beery and later on, in the Ma and Pa Kettle series. She was Oscar nominated for The Egg and I. Died from cancer.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Main was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1947 | Best Supporting Actress | The Egg and I (1947) | Ma Kettle | Nominated |
Marjorie Main BlogHub Articles:
Know Your Character Actor – Marjorie Main
By smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016 From Smum CountyFebruary 24, 2016 by smumcounty Marjorie Main was born Mary Tomlinson on February 24th, 1890 in Acton Indiana. Marjorie caught the acting bug at an early age. She attended Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana for a year but then convinced her father to allow her to attend the Hamilton School of Dra... Read full article
Know Your Character Actor – Marjorie Main
By smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016 From Smum CountyFebruary 24, 2016 by smumcounty Marjorie Main was born Mary Tomlinson on February 24th, 1890 in Acton Indiana. Marjorie caught the acting bug at an early age. She attended Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana for a year but then convinced her father to allow her to attend the Hamilton School of Dra... Read full article
Marjorie Main, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975 (2)
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, Marjorie Main, born?Mary Tomlinson, in?Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with ?A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and?was nominated for 1 Academy Award for?Best Actress in a Supporting Role,?as?Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle in The ... Read full article
Marjorie Main, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, Marjorie Main, born?Mary Tomlinson, in?Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with ?A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and?was nominated for 1 Academy Award for?Best Actress in a Supporting Role,?as?Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle in The ... Read full article
Marjorie Main, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, Marjorie Main, born?Mary Tomlinson, in?Acton, Indiana, on Monday, February 24th, 1890, made her feature film debut in 1931 with ?A House Divided; she had 88 film credits and?was nominated for 1 Academy Award for?Best Actress in a Supporting Role,?as?Phoebe ‘Ma’ Kettle in The ... Read full article
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Marjorie Main Quotes:
Julia Wortin: I haven't had this much fun since the fleet came back from Manila.
Grandma Fleagle: [after Pete has blown out the candle, and he and the Fleagles see that her skin glows in the dark] I glow, don't I?
Pete Marshall: Yes, quite a bit.
Grandma Fleagle: I knowed it! I'm p'isoned, and
[pointing to Fleagles]
Grandma Fleagle: they're the ones that done it to me!
Pete Marshall: They did? How?
Mamie Johnson: What to you want to do, live forever?
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