Frances Marion
Writing
Born: 1888-11-18 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 1973-05-12
Biography
Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 – May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos. She was the first writer to win two Academy Awards. Born Marion Benson Owens in San Francisco, California, she worked as a journalist and served overseas as a combat correspondent during World War I. On her return home, she moved to Los Angeles and was hired as a writing assistant, an
🎬 Movies (30)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
Self (archive footage)
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
1989
Original Film Writer
The Champ
1979
Story
The Pirate
1948
Additional Writing
Molly and Me
1945
Novel
Green Hell
1940
Screenplay
Love from a Stranger
1937
Screenplay
Knight Without Armour
1937
Adaptation
Camille
1936
Screenplay
Riffraff
1936
Screenplay
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
Story
Secrets
1933
Adaptation
Dinner at Eight
1933
Screenplay
Hold Your Man
1933
Writer
Emma
1932
Story
Blondie of the Follies
1932
Screenplay
Cynara
1932
Adaptation
The Secret Six
1931
Writer
The Champ
1931
Writer
The Big House
1931
Writer
The Big House
1930
Dialogue
The Big House
1930
Writer
Anna Christie
1930
Screenplay
Good News
1930
Scenario Writer
Let Us Be Gay
1930
Dialogue
Anna Christie
1930
Adaptation
The Rogue Song
1930
Writer
Min and Bill
1930
Writer
Their Own Desire
1929
Screenplay