Marie Dressler, the First Female Star to Conquer Hollywood's Ageism (Make Me Over, Episode 3)
- Podcast Episode
- 2020
- 48m
In 1933, the biggest female star in American movies wasn't a sex symbol like Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow or Marlene Dietrich. It was Marie Dressler - homely, overweight and over 60 years old. T... Read allIn 1933, the biggest female star in American movies wasn't a sex symbol like Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow or Marlene Dietrich. It was Marie Dressler - homely, overweight and over 60 years old. The public loved nothing better than to see their Marie play a drunk or a dowager and steal... Read allIn 1933, the biggest female star in American movies wasn't a sex symbol like Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow or Marlene Dietrich. It was Marie Dressler - homely, overweight and over 60 years old. The public loved nothing better than to see their Marie play a drunk or a dowager and steal every scene from the glamour girls less than half her age. Dressler had been down and out... Read all