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My Own Story Hardcover – January 1, 1934
by Marie Dressler as Told to Mildred Harrington (Author), Will Rogers (Foreword)

The Publishers express regret that this volume could not have appeared before the death of Marie Dressler who saw and approved the greater part of the manuscript but who was too ill either to read or give her approval of the final proofs.
This is an autobiography of an actress some what forgotten. She was very well known in the 20's and 30's. The book was written just before her death in 1934. 



Publisher ? : ? Blue Ribbon Books Little, Brown, and Company; 1st edition  (January 1, 1934)
Language ? : ? English
Hardcover ? : ? 289 pages

First Edition 1934 by Blue Ribbon Books Little, Brown Hardcover 5th printing red cloth binding. Size 8x5.5" 289 pages w numerous b/w photo plates


CONDITION VERY GOOD
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Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber; November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star.[3][4]

After leaving home at the age of 14, Dressler built a career on stage in traveling theatre troupes, where she learned to appreciate her talent in making people laugh. In 1892, she started a career on Broadway that lasted into the 1920s, performing comedic roles that allowed her to improvise to get laughs. She soon transitioned into screen acting and made several shorts, but mostly worked in New York City on stage. During World War I, along with other celebrities, she helped sell Liberty bonds.

In 1914, she played the title role in the first full-length screen comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), opposite Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. In 1919, she helped organize the first union for stage chorus players. Her career declined in the 1920s, and Dressler was reduced to living on her savings while sharing an apartment with a friend.

In 1927, she returned to films at the age of 59 and experienced a remarkable string of successes. For her performance in the comedy film Min and Bill (1930), Dressler won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She died of cancer in 1934.

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