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Marjorie Main

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Actress

The Resume

    (February 24, 1890-April 10, 1975)
    Born in Acton, Indiana
    Birth name was Mary Tomlinson
    Portrayed Ma Kettle in ten movies (1947-57)
    Also appeared in 'Dead End' (1937), 'Too Hot to Handle' (1938), 'Another Thin Man' (1939), 'Dark Command' (1940), 'Heaven Can Wait' (1943), 'Meet Me in St. Louis' (1944), 'The Harvey Girls' (1946), 'Feudin, Fussin and a-Fightin' (1948), 'The Long, Long Trailer' (1953) and 'Friendly Persuasion' (1956)

Why she might be annoying:

    She changed her name when she started acting to avoid embarrassing her father, who was a minister.
    She sometimes wore white gloves and a surgical mask to avoid germs.
    After her husband, Stanley Krebs, died (1935), she would have 'conversations' with him, sometimes interrupting a scene she was filming.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her first Ma Kettle performance, in 'The Egg and I.'
    The Ma and Pa Kettle films saved Universal Pictures from bankruptcy.
    She had a long-term affair with actress Spring Byington.
    She preferred riding the bus because she like interacting with regular people.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying