Min and Bill

July 2013

Severe Thunderstorm warning. Its been really hot these past few days. Too hot to work, but I headed over to the library to do some research on Marie Dressler. I am working on a show about her life that opens in September. The library is air conditioned which is a great relief.

Born is Cobourg Ontario, Marie's life journey was unusual although she obtained great success in her career, winning an Oscar in her early 60's. An unlikely star, Marie had worked  in touring Vaudeville Shows, Opera Companies and ultimately Broadway. She was blacklisted for leading a revolt against greedy producers and subsequently found herself without work for ten years. Marie was a comedian, singer and actor. One of her best performances can be seen in the film "Min and Bill".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMGFuQSAeic