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Marie Dressler
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Actor Born: November 9, 1869 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada Death: July 28, 1934 in Santa Barbara, CA Biography:Actress "Marie Dressler" (born Leila Marie Koerber) was a leading American comedienne during the silent era. At age 14 she joined a stock company, going on to become a seasoned veteran in light opera and on the legitimate stage. In 1892 she debuted on Broadway; by the turn of the century she was a vaudeville headliner. Dressler debuted onscreen opposite "Charlie Chaplin" in the silent feature "Tillie's Punctured Romance" (1914), based on one of her stage vehicles; she appeared in two more "Tillie" films plus a couple of other comedies, then after 1918 went almost a decade without appearing onscreen; she remained mainly a vaudeville and musical comedy star. She re-entered films in 1927 with the help of MGM screenwriter "Frances Marion"; her stage career had undergone a severe set-back in the mid-'20s, largely due to her involvement in a labor dispute. Soon Dressler was a popular star, her appeal... Full Biography
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