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Apple Mary and Dennie. It's funny, every time a little work appears around here, all the men disappear
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Description | Twelve-panel comic strip shows Apple Mary looking for someone to put on her dress so she can measure the hem. After Bill (a middle-age tough-looking man) refuses, she persuades Grandpa Bramble to help out. When Bill jeers at Grandpa, the old gentleman chases him around the house until he trips over the furniture. In the last panel, Bill is shown wearing the dress while Mary pins it up. She admonishes him to stop complaining since it is his fault that Grandpa Bramble has hurt his back. Bill, enraged, insists the old man is faking. Apple Mary, drawn by Martha Orr, first appeared in October 1934. The strip was probably inspired by Frank Capra's movie, Lady for a Day, which was in turn based on the Damon Runyon short story, Madam La Gimp. Mary was a fruit peddler, striving to support her family during the depression. The strip was renamed Apple Mary and Dennie in 1938. When Mary Orr retired in 1939, the strip was reincarnated as Mary Worth's Family and finally as Mary Worth. The strip is viewed as the "mother (or grandmother) of all soap-opera strips" and is still published today. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sewing--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
