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Marjorie Main Biography (1890-1975)

Real name, Mary Tomlinson; born February 24, 1890, in Acton, IN; died April 10, 1975, in Los Angeles, CA; buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park; daughter ofSamuel Joseph (a minister) and Jennie (McGaughey) Tomlinson; married StanleyLeFevre Krebs (a doctor), December 2, 1921 (died, 1935). Career: Actress. Appeared with Shakespearean companies in Chautauqua, NY. Appeared in radio programs, including The Goldbergs, NBC, and Grits and Gravy. Member: Daughters of the American Revolution, Friday Morning Club (Los Angeles, CA), Delta Delta Delta. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best supporting actress, 1947, for The Egg and I..

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

February 24, 1890

Acton, Indiana, United States

Death Details

April 10, 1975

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Woman, A House Divided, Universal, 1931
• A gossip, Hot Saturday, Paramount, 1932
• Woman, Take a Chance, Paramount, 1933
• Woman, Crime without Passion, Paramount, 1934
• (Uncredited) Woman sitting on painting, Art Trouble, Vitaphone Corporation, 1934
• Anna, Music in the Air, Fox Film Corporation, 1934
• Mrs. Martin, Stella Dallas, United Artists, 1937
• Hannah Gillespie, The Shadow, Columbia, 1937
• Amelia Bradley, The Man Who Cried Wolf, Universal, 1937
• Mrs. Ward, City Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937
• Miss Emma Bisbee, Love in a Bungalow, Universal, 1937
• Mrs. Martin, Dead End (also known as Cradle of Crime), United Artists/Goldwyn Pictures, 1937
• Martha Foster, The Wrong Road, Republic Pictures, 1937
• Sara, Under the Big Top, Monogram Pictures, 1938
• Miss Wayne, Too Hot to Handle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
• Irate customer, There Goes My Heart, United Artists, 1938
• Nora, Romance of the Limberlost, Monogram Pictures, 1938
• Matron Brand, Prison Farm, Paramount, 1938
• Katie, Penitentiary, Columbia, 1938
• Miss Armstrong, Girls' School, Columbia, 1938
• Mrs. Brennan, Boy of the Streets, Monogram Pictures, 1938
• Mrs. Stephens, King of the Newsboys, Republic Pictures, 1938
• Landlady, Test Pilot, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
• Old woman, Three Comrades, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938
• Mrs. Boylan, Little Tough Guy, Universal, 1938
• Lucy (a dude ranch owner), The Women, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• Hildegarde Carey, Two Thoroughbreds, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Mrs. Briggs, Lucky Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• Mrs. Arkelian, The Angels Wash Their Faces (also known as The Battle of City Hall), Warner Bros., 1939
• Gertie, I Take This Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• Mrs. Miller, They Shall Have Music (also known as Melody of Youth and Ragged Angels), United Artists, 1939
• Mrs. Dolley, Another Thin Man (also known as Return of the ThinMan), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939
• Mrs. Lowery, Women without Names, Paramount, 1940
• Nora, Turnabout, United Artists, 1940
• Mary, Susan and God (also known as The Gay Mrs. Trexel), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Sarah May Willett, The Captain is a Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Elizabeth Adams (Mrs. Cantrell), The Dark Command, Republic Pictures, 1940
• Mehitabel, Wyoming (also known as Bad Man of Wyoming), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940
• Emma Kristiansdotter, A Woman's Face, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Mrs. Collins, The Trial of Mary Dugan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Mrs. Varner, Honky Tonk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Susie, The Bugle Sounds (also known as Steel Cavalry), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Marge Cavendish, Barnacle Bill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Irma, The Wild Man of Borneo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Granny Becky, The Shepherd of the Hills, Paramount, 1941
• Judge Sidney Hawkes, We Were Dancing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Letitia Carberry, Tish, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Mrs. Fisher, Tennessee Johnson (also known as The Man on America's Conscience), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Clementine Tucker, Jackass Mail, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Mrs. McKessick, The Affairs of Martha (also known as Once Upona Thursday), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Gashouse Mary, Johnny Come Lately (also known as Johnny Vagabond), Republic Pictures, 1943
• Mrs. Strabel, Heaven Can Wait, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
• Iris Tuttle, Rationing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Katie, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Annie Goss, Gentle Annie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Mamie Johnson, Murder, He Says, Paramount, 1945
• Mrs. Fisher, The Show-Off, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
• Abbey Hanks, Bad Bascomb, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
• Sonora Cassidy, The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
• Lucy, Undercurrent, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
• Widow Hawkins, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (also known as The Wistful Widow), Universal, 1947
• Ma Kettle, The Egg and I, Universal, 1947
• Maribel Mathews, Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin', Universal, 1948
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle (also known as The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle), Universal, 1949
• Flap Jack Kate, Big Jack, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• Esme, Summer Stock (also known as If You Feel Like Singing), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Hattie O'Malley, Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Universal, 1950
• Mrs. Cabot, Mr. Imperium (also known as You Belong to My Heart), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Universal, 1951
• Mrs. Wortin, The Law and the Lady, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Mrs. Wrenley, It's a Big Country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, Universal, 1952
• Mrs. Phineas Hill, The Belle of New York, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (also known as Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris and Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road), Universal, 1953
• Ma Parkson, Fast Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Pansy Jones, Ricochet Romance, Universal, 1954
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, Universal, 1954
• Lady Jane Dunstock, Rose Marie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Mrs. Hittaway, The Long, Long Trailer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Ma Kettle, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki, Universal, 1955
• Ma Kettle, The Kettles in the Ozarks, Universal, 1956
• Widow Hudspeth, Friendly Persuasion, Allied Artists, 1956
• Ma Kettle, The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm, Universal, 1957
• Song performer in archival footage, That's Entertainment III,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Herself, December Bride, CBS, 1956
• Cassie Tanner, "The Cassie Tanner Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1958
• "The Sacramento Story," Wagon Train, NBC, 1958
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared in the plays Burlesque, Cheating Cheaters, DeadEnd, Salvation, The Wicked Age, The Women, and Yes or No. *