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 | The Widow Hudspeth, Mrs. Cantrell, aka Mrs. Adams, 'Gashouse' Mary, Mrs. Varner, Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle |
| 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 |
BlogHub Articles:
Know Your Character Actor –
By smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016 From Smum CountyFebruary 24, 2016 by smumcounty 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 –
By smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016 From Smum CountyFebruary 24, 2016 by smumcounty 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
, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975 (2)
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, , 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
, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, , 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
, Happy Birthday! Born February 24th; 1890-1975
By C. S. Williams on Feb 24, 2014 From Classic Film AficionadosFunny lady, , 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:
Katie the Maid: I don't know... a little while ago, she got in my way and I kicked her down the cellar steps. I could hear her spine hitting on every step.
Agnes Smith: Oh, if you killed her, I'll kill you! I'll stab you to death in your sleep, then I'll tie your body to two wild horses until you're pulled apart.
Katie the Maid: Oh, won't that be terrible, now? There's your cat.
Henry: I'm very, very nervous about the whole thing. She wants to climb that flagpole and put up this aerial.
Marie: And she wants us to help?
Henry: Yes, and I really think she ought to have a net under her.
Nora: She ought to have a net *over* her if you ask me.
Katie the Maid: Would it start a minor revolution in this household if dinner was served an hour early today?
Mrs. Anna Smith: Mr. Smith hates to eat early on a hot day.
Katie the Maid: Eating early on a hot day gives you more time to digest your food before retiring. Besides, I'm due at my sister's at seven o'clock on a family matter.
Mrs. Anna Smith: Is there something wrong with your sister?
Katie the Maid: She's having trouble with her husband. Him bein' a man.
Mrs. Anna Smith: Well, eating early is all right with me, but you'll have to explain it to Mr. Smith.
Katie the Maid: Oh, he won't mind, seein' as how tonight's corn beef night.
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