Born: Acton, Indiana, Feb. 24, 1890
Father: a minister
Broadway debut: 1916
Reprised stage role: in DEAD END, with Humphrey Bogart (1937)
First appearance as ‘Ma Kettle’: THE EGG AND I (1947; Oscar nominee, Best Supporting Actress)
Donated most of her paychecks: to support a school
Marjorie Main, in MA & PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN (1950)…
