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.

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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 Edward's program This is Your Life. She appeared on the episode spotlighting Buster Keaton whom she had known since he was a small boy with his parents in vaudeville. She died after surgery for an intestinal ailment in Woodland Hills, California, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. A beautiful well rounded blond, Dresser bore no children in either of her marriages.
  • Louise Dresser war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin.
  • Louise Dresser est une actrice américaine née le 5 octobre 1878 et décédée le 24 avril 1965.
  • Louise Josephine Kerlin − amerykańska aktorka, nominowana do pierwszych Oscarów 1928 za rolę w filmie A Ship Comes In.
  • Луиза Дрессер — американская актриса.
  • Louise Dresser (eg. Louise Kerlin), född 5 oktober 1878 i Evansville, Indiana, USA, död 24 april 1965 i Woodland Hills, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk skådespelerska. Hon var en veteran inom såväl varieté som i Broadway-musikaler. Hon medverkade i en rad stumfilmer, varav de mest minnesvärda är rollen som Katarina den stora mot Rudolph Valentino i Svarta örnen (1925) och som Al Jolsons kärleksfulle mor i Mammy (1930). Hon spelade även med i några talfilmer, bland annat Lyckans karusell (1933).
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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.
  • Louise Dresser war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin.
  • Louise Dresser est une actrice américaine née le 5 octobre 1878 et décédée le 24 avril 1965.
  • Louise Josephine Kerlin − amerykańska aktorka, nominowana do pierwszych Oscarów 1928 za rolę w filmie A Ship Comes In.
  • Луиза Дрессер — американская актриса.
  • Louise Dresser (eg. Louise Kerlin), född 5 oktober 1878 i Evansville, Indiana, USA, död 24 april 1965 i Woodland Hills, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk skådespelerska. Hon var en veteran inom såväl varieté som i Broadway-musikaler. Hon medverkade i en rad stumfilmer, varav de mest minnesvärda är rollen som Katarina den stora mot Rudolph Valentino i Svarta örnen (1925) och som Al Jolsons kärleksfulle mor i Mammy (1930).
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