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Wallace Beery, Marie Dressler in Min and Bill Marie Dressler II: Silent Films, Movie Stardom How did Marie Dressler react to her newfound stardom? Marie basked in her success. She had been through enough trials in life — points when she couldn't get a job — and so she was more than ready for fame and adoration. I think audiences loved that they could give [...]

Marie Dressler in Dinner at 8 It's Oscar time. What better way to celebrate the 2008 Academy Awards than by having a q&a about the best actress Oscar winner … of 1931? (Or rather, for the period 1930-31, as the Oscars in those days covered films released in the Los Angeles area from August 1 to July 31.) And who was the best actress winner [...]