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Marie Dressler: Fate cast me...

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Fate cast me to play the role of an ugly duckling with no promise of swanning. . . . I have played my life as a comedy rather than the tragedy many would have made of it.

Source: Ch. 1, The Life Story of an Ugly Duckling, 1924.
-- Marie Dressler, (Nov 9 1869-1934), Canadian-US actress; Her heartwarming portrayals of strongly self-sufficient, humorous old women made her one of Hollywood's most popular screen stars during the 1930s.


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