Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber) was an Academy Award-winning actress. Despite her age and weight, she became one of the top box office draws of the sound era. During the early 1900s she became a major comedienne on the vaudeville circuit. By 1910 she had transitioned into motion pictures and made films until 1918, but in the late 1920s she was no longer in demand. "Talkies" re-ignited her career and in 1927 she returned to motion pictures working for MGM. Dressler won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1931, and was nominated again in 1932. She made the cover of Time Magazine on August 7, 1933. Tragically, her career came to an abrupt end when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, which she succumbed to on July 28, 1934 in Santa Barbara. She is interred in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale. In all, Marie Dressler appeared in more than 40 films but only achieved superstardom near the end of her life. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1731 Vine Street. Exterior view of the large two-story residence belonging to Marie Dressler, located on the 800 Block of N. Alpine Drive in Beverly Hills.
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