Marie dressler s father was alexander koerber marie dressler s mother was anna koerber. She won an oscar for min and bill 1930 and starred in several other classics. I guess ill be the only person on the internet who doesnt spoil it for you, but its almost worth sitting through the whole film for. It makes you someone whos spent way too much time memorizing useless trivia. The first actoractress that comes to mind sign in to follow this. If guys made cracks, hed get upset and just walk away from them. Marie took top billing over a young chaplin, but her film career never took off and by 1918, she was out of films and out of work. Marie dressler was in dinner at eight with billie burke. The majority of these were uncredited, but the lady was rarely out of work throughout those years. There is some confusion of marie dressler s birth year. Channel 4 calls it wonderfully improbable and charming and, although not a bona fide capra classic, it is cracking fun all the same. She was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1960, and appeared in the 1933 film dinner at eight. Millicent jordan billie burke is obsessed with planning the perfect dinner party for a group of.
Let us know below if we figured you out, and share this quiz with every oldschool, elegant woman you know. Fifteen years after she appeared in on the town, alice pearce made her mark on a hit tv sitcom. Anna christie 1930 was the movie where garbo talks, but everyone noticed marie as marthy. In 1897, when she was an upandcoming broadway star, she took a vacation at marion house on lake george. Millicent jordan is preoccupied with the plans she is making for a highclass dinner party. She was best known for her work in films that were based on true stories. After success on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, she became even more successful in film.
She recalled in her autobiography, it was whispered behind more than one hand that jean harlow, metros muchadvertised platinum menace, was picked for parts that called for more allure than art. I got nearly every one going back to 1965 which predates my birth by nearly a decade and a scattered few. When marie dressler won her best actress oscar for min and bill in 1930, she became the third consecutive canadian woman to be so honored, the other two being mary pickford and norma shearer. And, no, it has nothing to do with the austen novel. It was the first of her 247 film and tv screen credits from 1915 until 1962. Daniels, the art direction by cedric gibbons and the costume design by adrian. She was a popular star and collaborator of mack sennett in his keystone studios films, and at the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s had her own movie studio and production company.
Tugboat annie while not a spectacular hit like emma,still has some very good moments throughout and the two veterans are joined by young and up and coming future stars young and osullivan. The others were marie dressler, marjorie rambeau, and minerva urecal. The seven degrees of paul newman sign in to follow this. You may gather that one romantic night is a personal triumph for lillian gish, and it is. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. John barrymore was very enthusiastic about his part and suggested many elements such as renault misquoting famous writers and being much hammier than the script said career resurrection. Jane darwell was the third of four actresses to star as tugboat annie. Her husband oliver is in failing health, and he is also worried because someone is trying to buy up the stock in his shipping business even his old friend carlotta wants to sell her stock. The seven degrees of paul newman page 145 games and. The first actoractress that comes to mind page 196. Marie dressler november 9, 1868july 28, 1943 was a canadian actress most well known for her role in bill and min 1932 for which she received a best actress academy award. I thought marie dressler was the best thing in anna christie, and when i watched her in this clip from the hollywood revue of 1929, there was something about her that i just enjoyed, though i cant quite put my finger on what that is.
Jane is a crack shot and mischievous, but still smart enough not to go head over heels for the charming but shallow holt. She was a surprising boxoffice star two years running because she was over sixty years of age and primarily a character actress. Jean harlow owns this film, lock, stock and barrel. There have been many versions of this seminal work of the american musical theater this quiz deals with the original. The films ending conversation between jean harlow and marie dressler is very precode. Her acting cannot be surpassed by anyone else in the film and that is saying something, as the rest of the cast is superb and, if you miss the subtleties of marie dressler s performance, you miss a great deal. Dinner at eight is a 1933 romantic comedy about a group of people attending a lavish dinner party. When mack sennet decided to make a featured film in 1914 none of his film stars were established enough to carry a feature film. Marie dressler, the first female star to conquer hollywoods ageism make me over, episode 3.
You are an oldschool woman you avoid gossip, you dont chase people, and youre always graceful and refined. Marie dressler was the heavyset mother figure of the movies who won an. Anna christie is a 1930 metrogoldwynmayer precode drama film adaptation of the 1922 play of the same name by eugene oneill. Merely 4 in 50 women can name these 22 iconic oldschool. This was part of a series of films that provided one for marie dressler. Marie dressler 18681934 once you saw her, you would not forget her. By 1892, she was on broadway and she later became a star comedienne on the vaudeville circuit. At the time, whoopee was still playing to full houses on broadway. After decades of raising the motherless smith children, housekeeper emma thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. Having found herself out of work during the the silent age of hollywood, she became a star once again during. June 30, 1917 march 14, 1975 was an american actress and model.
This tale of the love of a princess and a serious young tutor, with a young prince and a marriage of state hanging over the romance, gives the star a chance to be beautiful, gay and gently sad. Despite her age and weight, she became one of the top box office draws of the sound era. Unfortunately, ziegfeld lost everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Marie dressler was the heavyset mother figure of the movies who won an academy. Im one of those too, but not for this particular list. With marie dressler, john barrymore, wallace beery, jean harlow. She was 14 when she joined a theater group and she went on to work on stage and in light opera. Mcdormand and oldman also cracked the top 10 oldest winners list of. Tugboat anniereleased aug33stars,among others, marie dressler,wallace beery,robert young and maureen osullivan. Housed in the marie dressler house which by itself is of interest, the museums current exhibition from cobourg to hollywood, will give visitors the opportunity to get to know one of hollywoods most beloved film stars through a selection of photographs, artifacts, and digital interactive content drawn from the marie.
Trivia based on a broadway show produced by florenz ziegfeld jr whoopee opened at the new amsterdam theatre in new york on monday, december 4th, 1928 and ran for 407 performances. Comedic, fussy, and full of a enough tics to keep a steady camera jumping with life, dressler was a treasure of the early30s. The new york herald tribune editorialist wrote the day after her death in 1934 marie dressler s return from. Mgm had to work out a deal for their top stars from greta garbo to marie dressler to appear in bvd ads.
Amabel ethelreid normand november 10, 1892 february 23, 1930 was an american silentfilm actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. It was adapted by frances marion, produced and directed by clarence brown with paul bern and irving thalberg as coproducers. Marie dressler 18681934 would become one of the greatest comediennes and character actresses of hollywoods early talkies. And in dinner at eight, she had to throw a bomb in the works by proving that she is a firstrate actress. Dinner at eight is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by george cukor. Full text of marie dressler loses life battle see other formats marie dressier loses life battle. Dressler s friendship with writer frances marion, who suggested her for this role and her starmaking turn in anna christie, is also discussed the guys at classic movie chat point out an interesting tidbit. Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Affluent millicent and oliver jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy andor wellborn acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal. Kaufman and edna ferbers play of the same name, it features an ensemble cast of marie dressler, john barrymore, wallace beery, jean harlow, lionel barrymore, lee tracy, edmund lowe, and billie burke. Women on canadian stamps i picture click quiz by nsinoz.
Her role in the chorus girls strike of 1917 had her blacklisted from the theaters. A free soul and then63yearold marie dressler min and bill. Flickers in timeflickers in time films from long ago and. So he hired marie dressler to star in a film version of one of her broadway play. After decades of raising the motherless smith children. When marie dressler took on the role of carlotta vance, she was recuperating from serious cancer surgery. Marie dressler mary pickford fay wray john qualen ruby keeler yvonne decarlo colleen dewurst 1 share this post. Lady for a day is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by frank capra. According to her march, 1940 obituary in the new york times, american stage actress maxine elliott was the original inspiration for the character of carlotta vance in the play dinner at eight.
Some of the inserted footage contained shots of wellknown performers who had only been in the earlier film, such as fay templeton, marie dressler, william collier sr. With marie dressler, richard cromwell, jean hersholt, myrna loy. After working as a fashion model, hayward traveled to hollywood in. Major highlights are marie dressler as the bullying mother and marions deadon impersonations of silent stars of the day. In an era of harlow, garbo and crawford, it was homely old marie dressler that won the coveted exhibitors poll as the most popular actress for three consecutive years. But im keeping a record of what helped me keep sane during lockdown.
An early marriage to a doctor ended in divorce and in 1928 she met actress marie dressler and they became close friends. View marie dressler s family tree and history, ancestry and genealogy. Marie dressler bio, facts, family famous birthdays. And, indeed, tay garnetts slave ship gets off to a cracking start with a. Its aided immeasurably, of course, by marie dressler. Adapted to the screen by frances marion and herman j. Marie dressler was born leila marie koerber in cobourg, ontario 2. We currently house more than 17 million cards, each listed for sale with front and back images of the actual card. In 1914, she was in charlie chaplins first fulllength film comedy, tillies punctured romance. Amis soa julia dent grant the things you may not know. Onscreen, she appeared in 12 successful films with. And, every episode is packed with fascinating trivia. Oliver jordan lionel barrymore with carlotta vance marie dressler.
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