Marjorie Main Autographs
Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in 10 Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre, and appeared in film classics, such as Dead End (1937), The Women (1939), Dark Command (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Friendly Persuasion (1956). Main, best known for playing "raucous, rough, and cantankerous women" on-screen, was characterized as "soft-spoken, shy," and "dignified" off-screen.
Mary Tomlinson was born on February 24, 1890, near Acton, in rural Marion County, Indiana. She was the second daughter of Reverend Samuel J. Tomlinson, a Disciples of Christ minister, and Jennie L. (McGaughey) Tomlinson. Mary's maternal grandfather, Doctor Samuel McGaughey, was the Acton physician who delivered her.
At the age of three, Tomlinson moved with her family to Indianapolis, Indiana, where her father was pastor of Hillside Christian Church. Four years later, they moved to Goshen and then Elkhart, Indiana. In the early 1900s, the Tomlinson family settled on a farm near Fairland, Indiana.
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Traded items with a signature of Marjorie Main
The most expensive item with a signature of Marjorie Main (MARJORIE MAIN SIGNED Autographed 8" x 10" PHOTO Ma and Pa Kettle JSA CERTIFIED) was sold in February 2026 for $334.99 while the cheapest item (MARJORIE MAIN Hand Signed Autographed Clip w/COA - MA & PA KETTLE) found a new owner for $9.99 in October 2017. The month with the most items sold (4) was December 2019 with an average selling price of $57.00 for an autographed item of Marjorie Main. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $334.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $15.00 was November 2024. In average, an autographed item from Marjorie Main is worth $99.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Marjorie Main were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 5x7 Photo Actress Marjorie Main Signed | $15.00 |  |
 | ACTORS COMEDIANS MARJORIE MAIN & CHILL WILLS, SIGNED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO. | $108.49 | |
| AMERICAN CHARACTER ACTRESS MARJORIE MAIN, AUTOGRAPHED VINTAGE STUDIO PHOTO | $99.99 | |
| MARJORIE MAIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH | $226.99 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Album Page Ma Pa Kettle Autograph | $135.00 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Envelope Autograph | $128.95 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Envelope Autograph | $128.75 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Envelope Autograph | $128.75 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Envelope Autograph | $128.75 | |
| Marjorie Main JSA Coa Signed Ma Pa Kettle Album Page Autograph | $135.00 | |
 | MARJORIE MAIN signed autograph with Ma Kettle original 1954 photo | $175.00 | |
| MARJORIE MAIN signed autograph with Ma Kettle original 1954 photo | $282.50 | |
| MARJORIE MAIN SIGNED Autographed 8" x 10" PHOTO Ma and Pa Kettle JSA CERTIFIED | $334.99 | |
| MARJORIE MAIN signed MA & PA KETTLE 8x10 w/ coa ORIGINAL 1951 STUDIO SCENE STILL | $48.99 | |
| Marjorie Main Very Rare Early Original Autographed One Of A Kind Candid Photo | $99.99 | |
