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Jan 21, 2016 · A single script by early Hollywood’s highest-paid screenwriter could make or break any of their careers—and for over 20 years, that screenwriter was a woman, Frances Marion.
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.
Dec 13, 2017 · Frances understood what appeals to an audience; she was unafraid to condense and trim, to expand upon seemingly obscure moments while leaving out entire chapters. She understood that once you decide which story, among all the stories of a life, you’re going to tell, trimming away the rest makes that story stand out even sharper.
May 18, 2020 · The highest-paid writer in Hollywood at a time when women were at the forefront of shaping the industry, Oscar winner Frances Marion created some of the most unforgettable stories in 1920s and ’30s American cinema.
Feb 17, 2020 · However, he literally found his voice in Marion’s depiction of and dialogue for “Butch”, a violent criminal who, more than the Prison Governor or Guards, rules the prison. Beery won a Best Actor Oscar and Marion won the marvelously named “Academy Award for Best Writing Achievement” for her script.
Mar 3, 2017 · As film historian Cari Beauchamp points out in “Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood” (1997), Pickford called screenwriter Frances Marion ‘the pillar of my career.’
Ad, The Love Light (1921), directed and written by Frances Marion. Using the Pickford-Marion formula of adding slapstick comedy to drama, the film begins with Angela (Pickford) as an Italian peasant girl chasing her brothers around several inebriated farm animals.
