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Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in 10 Ma and Pa Kettle movies. [1]
Marjorie Main. Actress: The Egg and I. 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).
Marjorie Main. Actress: The Egg and I. 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).
Mary Tomlinson, better known by the stage name of Marjorie Main, was an American “Classical Hollywood” period singer and a character actress. She was known for her roles in the ‘Ma and Pa Kettle’ movie series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s and 1950s.
Famed for her dry wit, frosty smile, sparkling eyes and raspy voice, Marjorie Main was a popular character actress who, unlike many females in Hollywood, gained the majority of her success after she turned 50. Main was born in February 1890 in Acton and was given the name Mary Tomlinson.
Marjorie Main (born Mary Tomlinson, February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American actress, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player and for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies.
Mary Tomlinson (better known as Marjorie Main; February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an American character actress. She began working on Broadway. She often played mean, domineering and condescending ladies in movies. Those movies included Dead End, a 1937 movie, and the 1939 adaptation of The Women. Main acted as Ma Kettle in later movies.
Marjorie Main, a veteran character actress, played a hardy country woman in dozens of films, so was a natural for the role of Ma Kettle. Main was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress .
Apr 11, 1975 · Marjorie Main, a stage actress who topped her triumph as the mother in Broadway's “Dead End” in 1935 with more than 100 roles in Hollywood films, died yesterday in Los...
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.
