{"product_id":"marie-dressler","title":"Marie Dressler","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Early in the century, Marie Dressler was hailed as one of America's finest comics, with a 20-year string of Broadway and vaudeville successes including \u003ci\u003eThe Lady Slavey, Miss Prinnt, Higgledy Piggledy, The Man in the Moon,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTillie's Nightmare.\u003c\/i\u003e She starred with Charlie Chaplin in the first ever feature-length comedy \u003ci\u003eTillie's Punctured Romance\u003c\/i\u003e and later in \u003ci\u003eMin and Bill\u003c\/i\u003e for which she won an Academy Award. A brilliant comedienne in body, timing, inflection and reactions, her talents far exceeded the expectations of slapstick, and her movies earned sums far greater than those of Garbo, or Harlow, or even Gable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This work examines Dressler's life from vaudeville to talkies. Based on extensive research and interviews with Dressler's surviving friends, co-stars and colleagues, including Maureen O'Sullivan, Jackie Cooper and Anita Page, it details her public and personal successes and failures. A listing of her stage appearances, vocal recordings and films is included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231734747480,"sku":"9780786428441","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786428441_a165c3cd-da41-41d6-8c5e-9ce548a1d15b.jpg?v=1764930637","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/marie-dressler","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}