Frances Marion
July 5th, 2003
Camille (1937)
The Good Earth (1937)
Jericho (1937)
Riffraff (1935)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Anna Christie (1930)
The Big House (1930)
Min and Bill (1930)
Humoresque (1920)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
DIRECTOR
The Love Light (1921)
Frances Marion was discovered by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer, who helped organize MGM. Marion became the studio's top screenwriter, writing Oscar-winning films such as "The Big House" (1930) and "The Champ". She was also the creative force behind many of Marion Davies' vehicles. Married four times, Marion's third husband was cowboy star Fred Thomson, whose westerns were so unusually well written that it was hinted that Frances was penning them under a pseudonym. Leaving MGM to free-lance in the late '30s, Marion worked on such projects as Universal's "Green Hell" (1940) and 20th Century-Fox's "Molly and Me" (1943). The last films to carry Marion's name on the credits were "The Clown" (1953) and "The Champ" (1979), both remakes of the 1931 version of "The Champ". Long retired, Frances Marion wrote her autobiography 'Off with Their Heads' in 1972, the year before her death.
The Good Earth (1937)
Jericho (1937)
Riffraff (1935)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Anna Christie (1930)
The Big House (1930)
Min and Bill (1930)
Humoresque (1920)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
DIRECTOR
The Love Light (1921)
Frances Marion was discovered by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer, who helped organize MGM. Marion became the studio's top screenwriter, writing Oscar-winning films such as "The Big House" (1930) and "The Champ". She was also the creative force behind many of Marion Davies' vehicles. Married four times, Marion's third husband was cowboy star Fred Thomson, whose westerns were so unusually well written that it was hinted that Frances was penning them under a pseudonym. Leaving MGM to free-lance in the late '30s, Marion worked on such projects as Universal's "Green Hell" (1940) and 20th Century-Fox's "Molly and Me" (1943). The last films to carry Marion's name on the credits were "The Clown" (1953) and "The Champ" (1979), both remakes of the 1931 version of "The Champ". Long retired, Frances Marion wrote her autobiography 'Off with Their Heads' in 1972, the year before her death.
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