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Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958; also credited Marshall Neilon) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, whose work in films began in the early silent era.
Marshall Neilan. Actor: Daddy-Long-Legs. In the early days of silent pictures, Marshall Neilan was a top director for Goldwyn Pictures. He had also directed a small number of Louis B. Mayer's independently produced melodramas, but there was a mutual dislike between the two men.
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- San Bernardino, California, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Marshall Neilan. Actor: Daddy-Long-Legs. In the early days of silent pictures, Marshall Neilan was a top director for Goldwyn Pictures. He had also directed a small number of Louis B. Mayer's independently produced melodramas, but there was a mutual dislike between the two men.
- April 11, 1891
- October 27, 1958
Handsome, witty, arrogant - Marshall "Mickey" Neilan was one of the more talented directors of the early era of motion pictures. But his excesses and happy-go-lucky approach to life led to the tragic downfall of a warm, comedic genius. Mickey was born in San Bernadino, California on April 11, 1891.
Daddy-Long-Legs is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, and based on Jean Webster's 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs. The film stars Mary Pickford.
Marshall Neilan is known as an Director, Actor, Story, Producer, Writer, and Screenplay. Some of his work includes Stella Maris, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Daddy-Long-Legs, A Little Princess, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, M'Liss, Chloe, Love Is Calling You, and Dinty.
Learn about the life and career of Marshall Neilan, an American actor, director, and producer who worked in silent films. He directed Mary Pickford in several classics and was a founding member of the Motion Picture Directors Association.
