Marjorie Main was the stage name of Mary Tomlinson, who 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 ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre and appeared in films classics, such as Dead End (1937), Dark Command (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Friendly Persuasion (1956).
Marjorie Main
Active - 1929 - 2002 |
Birth - Feb 24, 1890 |
Death - Apr 10, 1975 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime, Western
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Subgenres - Western Film, Musical, Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Christmas Film
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