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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: Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm. 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: Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm. 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).
Acton, Indiana, USA. Born. February 24, 1890. Died. April 10, 1975. Cause of Death. Cancer. Biography. Read More. Raspy-voiced actress Marjorie Main found the bulk of her success at an age when most actresses witness their careers waning--most memorably as the comedic hillbilly Ma Kettle.
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. Main worked in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit and in Chautauqua presentations, and debuted on Broadway in 1916.
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.
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 Angeles. She was 85 years...
