Marjorie Rambeau Biography

Fast Facts

• A car accident in 1945 left her in a wheelchair and nearly unable to walk again, but she returned to the screen only three years later
• Billing herself as "the youngest leading woman in American theater," she made her debut in the title role of "Camille" at the age of 12
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Greater Woman" in 1917
• Spent several years traveling across the country performing with stock companies, and occasionally appearing on Broadway, before becoming involved in film
• Best known for her role as Mama Teresa Lorenzo in "East of the River" and as the title character in "Tugboat Annie Sails Again․"
• According to author and theatre critic Bernard Sobel, the Reuben sandwich was invented for her when she visited Reuben's Restaurant and Delicatessen in New York City
• Appeared in the documentary "Palm Springs Story" in 1964, in which she guided viewers through the town