Frances Marion: One of the First Hollywood Screenwriters

Over half the scripts
written during Hollywood’s silent era were written by women. The women came
from a variety of backgrounds when they entered the industry. Some were actors,
some came from Broadway and others started off as journalists, to name a few
professions. Largely unknown to a modern film audience, Frances Marion was one
of the first well established and sought-after screenwriters in American
cinema. During the 1910s to late 1930s, she penned many scripts for films that
are now considered classics. She wrote across many genres and even received
academy awards for The Big House
(1930) and The Champ (1931).
Born on the 18th of November 1888, in San Francisco, her parents named her Marion Benson Owens. She would later be inspired and take her screen credit from famous American Civil War soldier Frances Marion. She started out as a journalist, model, career artist and World War I correspondent before eventually moving to Los Angeles.
Marion’s Hollywood career began in the early 1…
Born on the 18th of November 1888, in San Francisco, her parents named her Marion Benson Owens. She would later be inspired and take her screen credit from famous American Civil War soldier Frances Marion. She started out as a journalist, model, career artist and World War I correspondent before eventually moving to Los Angeles.
Marion’s Hollywood career began in the early 1…