Marjorie Main

Actor. Born 22 February 1890 in Acton, Indiana, USA. Died 10 April 1975.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

22 February 1890, Acton, Indiana, USA

Died

10 April 1975

Active

1937–1956

Frequently works with

Samuel Goldwyn

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Marjorie’s work 5 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $16m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1937–1956

Genres

Drama6
Romance4
Comedy2
Adventure1
Crime1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestMeet Me in St. Louis1944

72WorstFriendly Persuasion1956

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11920s

331930s

341940s

211950s

11960s

12000s

Producers most worked with

Samuel Goldwyn2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1948Best Supporting Actress · The Egg and I

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.