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Frances Marion

Screenwriter / Novelist / Journalist / Writer / Actor / Film Director | * 11/18/1888 († 84, 05/12/1973) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens; November 18, 1888 – May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos. During the course of her career, she wrote over 325 scripts. She was the first writer to win two Academy Awards. Marion began her film career working for filmmaker Lois Weber. She wrote numerous silent film scenarios for actress Mary Pickford, before transitioning to writing sound films. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Frances Marion

Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Writing 2x Academy Award for Best Story Academy Award for Best Writing
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Movies with Frances Marion as Actress(3)

Movies with Frances Marion as Crew(166)

Writing/Writer1989 Dinner at Eight
Writing/Story1979 The Champ
Writing/Novel1945 Molly and Me
Writing/Screenplay1940 Green Hell
Writing/Original Story1940 Green Hell
Writing/Adaptation1937 Knight Without Armour
Writing/Writer1937 Knight Without Armour
Writing/Screenplay1937 Love from a Stranger
Writing/Adaptation1937 Love from a Stranger
Writing/Screenplay1936 Camille
Writing/Screenplay1936 Riffraff
Writing/Story1936 Riffraff
Writing/Screenplay1933 Dinner at Eight
Writing/Adaptation1933 Secrets
Writing/Screenplay1933 Secrets
Writing/Story1932 Emma
Writing/Adaptation1932 Cynara
Writing/Screenplay1932 Cynara
Writing/Story1932 Blondie of the Follies
Writing/Screenplay1932 Blondie of the Follies
Writing/Writer1931 The Big House
Writing/Writer1931 The Champ
Writing/Writer1931 The Secret Six
Writing/Writer1930 The Big House
Writing/Writer1930 The Rogue Song
Writing/Screenplay1930 Anna Christie
Writing/Scenario Writer1930 Good News
Writing/Screenplay1930 Good News
Writing/Writer1930 Min and Bill
Writing/Writer1930 Let Us Be Gay
Writing/Dialogue1930 Let Us Be Gay
Writing/Adaptation1930 Anna Christie
Writing/Dialogue1930 The Big House
Writing/Story1930 The Big House
Writing/Writer1930 The Big House
Writing/Screenplay1929 Their Own Desire
Crew/Additional Writing1928 Love
Writing/Writer1928 The Masks of the Devil
Writing/Screenplay1928 The Wind
Writing/Story1928 The Awakening
Writing/Scenario Writer1927 The Red Mill
Writing/Adaptation1927 The Red Mill
Writing/Adaptation1927 The Scarlet Letter
Writing/Screenplay1927 The Scarlet Letter
Writing/Writer1927 Mr. Wu
Writing/Screenplay1927 Jesse James
Writing/Story1927 Jesse James
Writing/Writer1927 Madame Pompadour
Writing/Story1927 Don Mike
Writing/Writer1926 The First Year
Writing/Writer1926 Paris at Midnight
Writing/Co-Writer1926 The Two-Gun Man
Writing/Adaptation1926 Partners Again
Writing/Screenplay1926 Partners Again
Writing/Writer1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth
Writing/Story1926 The Tough Guy
Writing/Story1926 Hands Across the Border
Writing/Adaptation1926 The Son of the Sheik
Writing/Screenplay1926 The Son of the Sheik
Writing/Screenplay1925 Thank You
Writing/Writer1925 The Dark Angel
Writing/Adaptation1925 Zander the Great
Writing/Screenplay1925 Zander the Great
Writing/Adaptation1925 Stella Dallas
Writing/Screenplay1925 Stella Dallas
Writing/Adaptation1925 Lightnin'
Writing/Screenplay1925 Lightnin'
Writing/Adaptation1925 Graustark
Writing/Screenplay1925 Graustark
Writing/Adaptation1925 A Thief in Paradise
Writing/Screenplay1925 A Thief in Paradise
Writing/Writer1925 The Lady
Writing/Adaptation1925 His Supreme Moment
Writing/Screenplay1925 His Supreme Moment
Writing/Writer1925 Ridin' the Wind
Writing/Scenario Writer1925 Lazybones
Writing/Screenplay1925 Lazybones
Writing/Adaptation1924 Cytherea
Writing/Screenplay1924 Cytherea
Writing/Writer1924 Sundown
Writing/Screenplay1924 Tarnish
Writing/Adaptation1924 Secrets
Writing/Screenplay1924 Secrets
Writing/Writer1924 Through the Dark
Writing/Story1923 The Toll of the Sea
Writing/Writer1923 The Toll of the Sea
Writing/Adaptation1923 The Voice from the Minaret
Writing/Screenplay1923 The Voice from the Minaret
Writing/Writer1923 The Love Piker
Production/Producer1923 The Nth Commandment
Writing/Writer1923 The Nth Commandment
Directing/Director1923 The Song of Love
Writing/Adaptation1923 The Song of Love
Writing/Screenplay1923 The Song of Love
Writing/Writer1923 Dulcy
Writing/Screenplay1923 The Famous Mrs. Fair
Writing/Writer1923 The Eagle's Talons
Writing/Writer1923 Potash and Perlmutter
Writing/Adaptation1923 Within the Law
Writing/Screenplay1923 Within the Law
Writing/Writer1923 The French Doll
Writing/Writer1922 Back Pay
Writing/Writer1922 The Primitive Lover
Writing/Writer1922 The Eternal Flame
Writing/Writer1922 Sherlock Brown
Writing/Adaptation1922 Sonny
Writing/Screenplay1922 Sonny
Writing/Writer1922 East Is West
Directing/Director1921 The Love Light
Writing/Writer1921 The Love Light
Writing/Writer1921 Straight Is the Way
Directing/Director1921 Just Around the Corner
Writing/Writer1921 Just Around the Corner
Writing/Writer1920 The Restless Sex
Writing/Screenplay1920 The World and His Wife
Writing/Screenplay1920 The Flapper
Writing/Story1920 The Flapper
Writing/Scenario Writer1920 Go and Get It
Writing/Writer1920 Humoresque
Writing/Adaptation1920 Pollyanna
Writing/Screenplay1920 Pollyanna
Writing/Writer1919 The Dark Star
Writing/Scenario Writer1919 The Cinema Murder
Writing/Screenplay1919 The Cinema Murder
Writing/Writer1919 The Misleading Widow
Writing/Writer1919 Anne of Green Gables
Writing/Writer1919 Captain Kidd, Jr.
Writing/Writer1918 Stella Maris
Writing/Writer1918 He Comes Up Smiling
Writing/Writer1918 M'Liss
Writing/Writer1918 Johanna Enlists
Writing/Screenplay1918 The City of Dim Faces
Writing/Screenplay1918 How Could You, Jean?
Writing/Writer1918 The Temple Of Dusk
Writing/Writer1917 Forget-Me-Not
Writing/Writer1917 A Woman Alone
Writing/Writer1917 The Amazons
Writing/Writer1917 A Girl's Folly
Writing/Writer1917 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Writing/Scenario Writer1917 The Poor Little Rich Girl
Writing/Writer1917 The Poor Little Rich Girl
Writing/Writer1917 The Web of Desire
Writing/Writer1917 A Square Deal
Writing/Writer1917 On Dangerous Ground
Writing/Writer1917 A Little Princess
Writing/Writer1917 Tillie Wakes Up
Writing/Writer1917 The Stolen Paradise
Writing/Writer1916 The Rise of Susan
Writing/Writer1916 The Heart of a Hero
Writing/Writer1916 The Foundling
Writing/Writer1916 The Crucial Test
Writing/Writer1916 The Hidden Scar
Writing/Writer1916 The Gilded Cage
Writing/Writer1916 The Revolt
Writing/Writer1916 A Woman's Way
Writing/Writer1915 Fanchon, the Cricket
Writing/Screenplay1915 Camille
Writing/Writer1915 A Sister's Burden
Writing/Writer1915 Rags
Writing/Writer1912 The New York Hat

Full Name: Frances Marion
Born: Sunday, 11/18 1888 (November) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 05/12 1973 (May) in Los Angeles (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): George W. Hill, Fred Thomson
Other names for Frances Marion (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Frank M. Clifton" (Pseudonym)
"Francis Marion" (Pseudonym)
Frances Marion frequently works together with these people:
Mary Pickford (24x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (21x, Crew)
Norma Talmadge (14x, Actress)
Douglas Shearer (13x, Crew)
Adrian (11x, Crew)
Frank Borzage (10x, Crew)
George W. Hill (9x, Crew)
Fred Thomson (9x, Actor)
Samuel Goldwyn (9x, Crew)
Montagu Love (8x, Actor)
Marshall Neilan (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:111984, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024