Marie Dressler
Canadian-born actress who won an Oscar in the Depression era.
Dressler won the 1930–31 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Min and Bill.[1] During the early silent film era and the Depression years, Dressler enjoyed considerable popularity among Hollywood audiences.[2]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Leila Marie Koerber
- Born
- 9 November 1868
- Birthplace
- Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 28 July 1934
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
- Citizenship
- Canada, United States
- Occupation
- Actress, comedian
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Dressler formed her own theatre troupe in 1900, but the production was a failure and she declared bankruptcy.[3] At fourteen years old, she departed her family home to launch her acting career, joining the Nevada Stock Company.[4] Her initial Broadway appearance occurred in 1892 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, performing in Waldemar, the Robber of the Rhine.[5] She subsequently became the leading box-office draw in Hollywood, maintaining that position until her 1934 death.[6]
What the cited sources add
The same source notes that Equity's constitution was drafted by May 1913 and the association was formally recognized on July 18, 1919.[7] Equity called the first strike in American theatre history in 1919, demanding recognition as the performers' representative.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Silverman 1999, p. 23 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Obituary Variety, July 31, 1934, page 54.; Marie Dressler: North American Theatre Online, alexanderstreet.com; accessed July 27, 2016. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ""MISS PRINNT" AT ALBANY; Marie Dressler Scores a Success in G.V. Hobart's New Play", The New York Times, November 5, 1900, p. 5; Lee 1997, p. 9; Dietz, "The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals", Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee 1997, p. 9; "Famous Star Is Dead at 62", Montreal Gazette, July 30, 1934, p. 1, 9; Lee 1997, p. 9; "Famous Star Is Dead at 62", Montreal Gazette, July 30, 1934, p. 1, 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lee 1997, p. 9; Lee 1997, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Marie Dressler" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Top Box Office Stars of 1933", amiannoying.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "History", actorsequity.org. facts only, no text reused. actorsequity.org
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