Biografia

Her husband Stanley died in 1935, but until her death, she often had "conversations" with her late husband, occasionally interrupting a scene in a movie. She would then let the director know it was okay to continue the scene, which she did as if nothing happened. James Whitmore, her co-star in Trem de Surpresas (1950), talked about this in a TCM tribute to Main.

In her autobiography Unsinkable, Debbie Reynolds states that Main would bring the urn containing her late husband Stanley Krebs' ashes with her to the MGM commissary, order an extra meal for Stanley and carry on conversation as if he were still alive and well and joining her for the meal.

Starred in "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies as Ma Kettle. She made a total of eight movies with Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle.

Had been known to wear white gloves and a surgical mask for fear of germ contamination.

Her husband, Stanley Lefevre Krebs, was born February 14, 1864 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

Most of the time I played mothers. That's acting!

Well, I never was one of those raving beauties, as you can easily see. But, I've got a good solid foundation, and maybe that's the reason I'm actin' in the movies. Goodness knows it isn't because I'm a glamour girl!

The fountain of youth? Sure, there's one. It's all in your mind.

Paint and powder and fine clothes and a snaky hairdo are only half an answer to this business of staying young after 45. It's what goes on inside your skull that counts.

If you want to hit the show business jackpot, learn to make them laugh instead of trying to make them cry.