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Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Writing·1888–1973·155 films

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.…

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As Writer

The Champ
The Champ (1979)
Camille
Camille (1936)
The Wind
The Wind (1928)
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Champ
The Champ (1931)
Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
The Big House
The Big House (1930)
The Poor Little Rich Girl
The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
Love
Love (1927)
The Son of the Sheik
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1927)
The New York Hat
The New York Hat (1912)
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
Stella Maris
Stella Maris (1918)
Min and Bill
Min and Bill (1930)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1920)
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu (1927)
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man (1933)
Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire (1929)
Knight Without Armour
Knight Without Armour (1937)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
The Secret Six
The Secret Six (1931)
Riffraff
Riffraff (1936)
The Red Mill
The Red Mill (1927)
The Flapper
The Flapper (1920)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1925)
Lazybones
Lazybones (1925)
Emma
Emma (1932)
Secrets
Secrets (1933)
A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1917)
Cynara
Cynara (1932)
Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1937)
Molly and Me
Molly and Me (1945)
Green Hell
Green Hell (1940)
Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
Fanchon, the Cricket
Fanchon, the Cricket (1915)
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)
Humoresque
Humoresque (1920)
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
The Love Light
The Love Light (1921)
The Cossacks
The Cossacks (1928)
Let Us Be Gay
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists (1918)
M'Liss
M'Liss (1918)
Within the Law
Within the Law (1923)
Zander the Great
Zander the Great (1925)
The Lady
The Lady (1925)
The Rogue Song
The Rogue Song (1930)
Back Pay
Back Pay (1922)
Lightnin'
Lightnin' (1925)
The Big House
The Big House (1930)
The Nth Commandment
The Nth Commandment (1923)
Secrets
Secrets (1924)
The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)
A Girl's Folly
A Girl's Folly (1917)
Thank You
Thank You (1925)
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner (1921)
Bringing Up Father
Bringing Up Father (1928)
Good News
Good News (1930)
The City of Dim Faces
The City of Dim Faces (1918)
The Awakening
The Awakening (1928)
The Song of Love
The Song of Love (1923)
Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way (1921)
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1989)
The Heart of a Hero
The Heart of a Hero (1916)
The Temple Of Dusk
The Temple Of Dusk (1918)
Rags
Rags (1915)
Paris at Midnight
Paris at Midnight (1926)
Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1920)
He Comes Up Smiling
He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
Hands Across the Border
Hands Across the Border (1926)
A Thief in Paradise
A Thief in Paradise (1925)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1919)
Kit Carson
Kit Carson (1928)
Cytherea
Cytherea (1924)
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
Don Mike
Don Mike (1927)
Lone Hand Saunders
Lone Hand Saunders (1926)
The Tough Guy
The Tough Guy (1926)
The Misleading Widow
The Misleading Widow (1919)
The Two-Gun Man
The Two-Gun Man (1926)
Ridin' the Wind
Ridin' the Wind (1925)
The Sunset Legion
The Sunset Legion (1928)
Tarnish
Tarnish (1924)
The Love Piker
The Love Piker (1923)
The Mask of Lopez
The Mask of Lopez (1924)
Sherlock Brown
Sherlock Brown (1922)
Through the Dark
Through the Dark (1924)
The Voice from the Minaret
The Voice from the Minaret (1923)
East Is West
East Is West (1922)
His Supreme Moment
His Supreme Moment (1925)
The French Doll
The French Doll (1923)
The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame (1922)
Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour (1927)
The Dark Star
The Dark Star (1919)
Sonny
Sonny (1922)
The Callahans and the Murphys
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1925)
The Restless Sex
The Restless Sex (1920)
The Masks of the Devil
The Masks of the Devil (1928)
The First Year
The First Year (1926)
The Eagle's Talons
The Eagle's Talons (1923)
The Famous Mrs. Fair
The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1917)
The Big House
The Big House (1931)
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
Potash and Perlmutter
Potash and Perlmutter (1923)
Beloved Adventuress
Beloved Adventuress (1917)
Graustark
Graustark (1925)
Sundown
Sundown (1924)
The World and His Wife
The World and His Wife (1920)
The Pioneer Scout
The Pioneer Scout (1928)
The Cinema Murder
The Cinema Murder (1919)
Jesse James
Jesse James (1927)
The Crimson Dove
The Crimson Dove (1917)
The Goat
The Goat (1918)
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way (1916)
Captain Kidd, Jr.
Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919)
The Summer Girl
The Summer Girl (1916)
The Web of Desire
The Web of Desire (1917)
A Woman Alone
A Woman Alone (1917)
How Could You, Jean?
How Could You, Jean? (1918)
The Amazons
The Amazons (1917)
The Social Highwayman
The Social Highwayman (1916)
The Stolen Paradise
The Stolen Paradise (1917)
The Gilded Cage
The Gilded Cage (1916)
Darkest Russia
Darkest Russia (1917)
A Sister's Burden
A Sister's Burden (1915)
Esmeralda
Esmeralda (1915)
Partners Again
Partners Again (1926)
A Hungry Heart
A Hungry Heart (1917)
The Crucial Test
The Crucial Test (1916)
All Man
All Man (1916)
The Battle of Hearts
The Battle of Hearts (1916)
Then I'll Come Back to You
Then I'll Come Back to You (1916)
Camille
Camille (1915)
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th (1916)
La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème (1916)
Forget-Me-Not
Forget-Me-Not (1917)
The Hidden Scar
The Hidden Scar (1916)
A Daughter of the Sea
A Daughter of the Sea (1915)
The Rise of Susan
The Rise of Susan (1916)
The Yellow Passport
The Yellow Passport (1916)
Dulcy
Dulcy (1923)
The Social Leper
The Social Leper (1917)
A Square Deal
A Square Deal (1917)
The Foundling
The Foundling (1916)
The Feast of Life
The Feast of Life (1916)
Bought and Paid For
Bought and Paid For (1916)
A Circus Romance
A Circus Romance (1916)

As Actor

The Women Who Run Hollywood
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)Self (archive footage)
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)Self (archive footage)
A Girl of Yesterday
A Girl of Yesterday (1915)Rosanna Danford

As Director

The Love Light
The Love Light (1921)
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner (1921)
The Song of Love
The Song of Love (1923)