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Marie Dressler Photos Book

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 100.00 USD
Marie Dressler Photos Book
This is a vintage photo book of pictures, including a signed photo, of one of the earliest actresses in Hollywood's famed history, Marie Dressler. Ms. Dressler, born Leila Marie Koerber in 1868, became one of the top box office draws of the early sound era. By 1892, she was on Broadway and became a star on the vaudeville circuit. Later, her role in the chorus girls' strike in 1917 had her blacklisted from theaters. By the late 1920's she had been largely forgotten and in near poverty. It was famed producer Irving Thalberg who sensed her potential and was determined to re-build her into a star, but it was sound pictures that made her a star again. In an era of Harlow, Garbo, and Crawford, it was plain looking Marie Dressler who won a best Actress Oscar for her role in Min & Bill (1930). She later had even greater success with roles in Dinner at Eight (1933) and Tugboat Annie (1933). This book features many original photos from different characters over the course of her career, as well as newspaper articles/obituaries from her passing in 1934. She has signed a small photo on the inside back cover to actor Wallace Beery. A wonderful piece of vintage Hollywood history. (measures approx. 9"x 11")