Let us know below if we figured you out, and share this quiz with every oldschool, elegant woman you know. And in dinner at eight, she had to throw a bomb in the works by proving that she is a firstrate actress. Millicent jordan billie burke is obsessed with planning the perfect dinner party for a group of. And, every episode is packed with fascinating trivia. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Affluent millicent and oliver jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy andor wellborn acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal. 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. Jane is a crack shot and mischievous, but still smart enough not to go head over heels for the charming but shallow holt. Having found herself out of work during the the silent age of hollywood, she became a star once again during. 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. The first actoractress that comes to mind page 196.
Marie dressler s father was alexander koerber marie dressler s mother was anna koerber. Marie dressler, the first female star to conquer hollywoods ageism make me over, episode 3. The others were marie dressler, marjorie rambeau, and minerva urecal. 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. 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. In 1914, she was in charlie chaplins first fulllength film comedy, tillies punctured romance. When marie dressler took on the role of carlotta vance, she was recuperating from serious cancer surgery. We currently house more than 17 million cards, each listed for sale with front and back images of the actual card. 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. The first actoractress that comes to mind sign in to follow this. Marie dressler was the heavyset mother figure of the movies who won an academy.
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. After decades of raising the motherless smith children. She won an oscar for min and bill 1930 and starred in several other classics. Channel 4 calls it wonderfully improbable and charming and, although not a bona fide capra classic, it is cracking fun all the same. The films ending conversation between jean harlow and marie dressler is very precode. Oliver jordan lionel barrymore with carlotta vance marie dressler. But im keeping a record of what helped me keep sane during lockdown. With marie dressler, richard cromwell, jean hersholt, myrna loy.
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. The seven degrees of paul newman page 145 games and. 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. An early marriage to a doctor ended in divorce and in 1928 she met actress marie dressler and they became close friends. Amabel ethelreid normand november 10, 1892 february 23, 1930 was an american silentfilm actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. As of yet, i have not been able to track down the marie dressler bvd. And crack of thunder sends her leaping into his arms and her lips dangerously close to his. 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. Lady for a day is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by frank capra.
Onscreen, she appeared in 12 successful films with. Mgm had to work out a deal for their top stars from greta garbo to marie dressler to appear in bvd ads. Fifteen years after she appeared in on the town, alice pearce made her mark on a hit tv sitcom. 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. Marie dressler 18681934 would become one of the greatest comediennes and character actresses of hollywoods early talkies. A free soul and then63yearold marie dressler min and bill. Adapted to the screen by frances marion and herman j.
View marie dressler s family tree and history, ancestry and genealogy. So he hired marie dressler to star in a film version of one of her broadway play. After success on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, she became even more successful in film. 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. Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving. 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. It was adapted by frances marion, produced and directed by clarence brown with paul bern and irving thalberg as coproducers. Comedic, fussy, and full of a enough tics to keep a steady camera jumping with life, dressler was a treasure of the early30s. Millicent jordan is preoccupied with the plans she is making for a highclass dinner party. The majority of these were uncredited, but the lady was rarely out of work throughout those years.
Major highlights are marie dressler as the bullying mother and marions deadon impersonations of silent stars of the day. After decades of raising the motherless smith children, housekeeper emma thatcher is faced with resentment when she marries their father. Marie dressler was the heavyset mother figure of the movies who won an. 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. 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. She was awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 1960, and appeared in the 1933 film dinner at eight. 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. At the time, whoopee was still playing to full houses on broadway.
Marie dressler mary pickford fay wray john qualen ruby keeler yvonne decarlo colleen dewurst 1 share this post. Marie dressler was born leila marie koerber in cobourg, ontario 2. Tugboat anniereleased aug33stars,among others, marie dressler,wallace beery,robert young and maureen osullivan. She was 14 when she joined a theater group and she went on to work on stage and in light opera. June 30, 1917 march 14, 1975 was an american actress and model.
By 1892, she was on broadway and she later became a star comedienne on the vaudeville circuit. Its aided immeasurably, of course, by marie dressler. 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. This was part of a series of films that provided one for marie dressler. Amis soa julia dent grant the things you may not know. Mcdormand and oldman also cracked the top 10 oldest winners list of. You are an oldschool woman you avoid gossip, you dont chase people, and youre always graceful and refined. There have been many versions of this seminal work of the american musical theater this quiz deals with the original. Despite her age and weight, she became one of the top box office draws of the sound era. It was the first of her 247 film and tv screen credits from 1915 until 1962.
There is some confusion of marie dressler s birth year. The seven degrees of paul newman sign in to follow this. Marie dressler was the first woman on the cover of time magazine. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Jean harlow owns this film, lock, stock and barrel.
Daniels, the art direction by cedric gibbons and the costume design by adrian. In 1897, when she was an upandcoming broadway star, she took a vacation at marion house on lake george. 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. Full text of marie dressler loses life battle see other formats marie dressier loses life battle. And, indeed, tay garnetts slave ship gets off to a cracking start with a. And, no, it has nothing to do with the austen novel. Anna christie is a 1930 metrogoldwynmayer precode drama film adaptation of the 1922 play of the same name by eugene oneill. It makes you someone whos spent way too much time memorizing useless trivia. Anna christie 1930 was the movie where garbo talks, but everyone noticed marie as marthy. Jane darwell was the third of four actresses to star as tugboat annie. Marie dressler bio, facts, family famous birthdays.
If guys made cracks, hed get upset and just walk away from them. Merely 4 in 50 women can name these 22 iconic oldschool. 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. With marie dressler, john barrymore, wallace beery, jean harlow. You may gather that one romantic night is a personal triumph for lillian gish, and it is. Im one of those too, but not for this particular list.
When mack sennet decided to make a featured film in 1914 none of his film stars were established enough to carry a feature film. She was best known for her work in films that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model, hayward traveled to hollywood in. Marie dressler was in dinner at eight with billie burke. Dinner at eight is a 1933 american precode comedydrama film directed by george cukor. Marie dressler 18681934 once you saw her, you would not forget her. Unfortunately, ziegfeld lost everything in the stock market crash of 1929.