Louise Dresser (October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965) was an American actress.
Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana, her first film was in 1922 in The Glory of Clementina, and her first starring role was in 1924's The City that Never Sleeps.
She took her professional last name as a tribute to her good friend, songwriter Paul Dresser. Dresser, the elder brother of novelist Theodore Dreiser, was a popular songwriter of the turn of the 20...
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Louise Dresser (October 5, 1878 – April 24, 1965) was an American actress.
Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana, her first film was in 1922 in The Glory of Clementina, and her first starring role was in 1924's The City that Never Sleeps.
She took her professional last name as a tribute to her good friend, songwriter Paul Dresser. Dresser, the elder brother of novelist Theodore Dreiser, was a popular songwriter of the turn of the 20th century. During the first presentations of the Academy Awards in 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for A Ship Comes In.
She was married twice. Her first marriage was to Jack Gardner, who died in 1951. She was later married for a time to singer/songwriter Jack Norworth, but that relationship ended in divorce.
She also played Empress Elizabeth in The Scarlett Empress done by Paramount Pictures in 1934. Dresser's last movie was in 1937, when she made Maid of Salem. On television she appeared on an episode of Ralph...
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