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Early in the century, Marie Dressler was hailed as one of America's finest comics, with a 20-year string of Broadway and vaudeville successes including The Lady Slavey, Miss Prinnt, Higgledy Piggledy, The Man in the Moon, and Tillie's Nightmare. She starred with Charlie Chaplin in the first ever feature-length comedy Tillie's Punctured Romance and later in Min and Bill for which she won an Academy Award. A brilliant comedienne in body, timing, inflection and reactions, her talents far exceeded the expectations of slapstick, and her movies earned sums far greater than those of Garbo, or Harlow, or even Gable.

This work examines Dressler's life from vaudeville to talkies. Based on extensive research and interviews with Dressler's surviving friends, co-stars and colleagues, including Maureen O'Sullivan, Jackie Cooper and Anita Page, it details her public and personal successes and failures. A listing of her stage appearances, vocal recordings and films is included.

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  • Title Marie Dressler: A Biography; With a Listing of Major Stage Performances, a Filmography and a Discography
  • Author Matthew Kennedy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 279
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Publication date 2006-07-19
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Discography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786428441 / 0786428449
  • Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.04 x 7.08 x 0.65 in (25.50 x 17.98 x 1.65 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Actors - United States, Dressler, Marie
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 9831206
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Matthew Kennedy is a film critic for Bright Lights Film Journal. Visit his website at www.matthewkennedybooks.com.
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