George F. Marion

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George F. Marion, Sr.
George Marion in 1923
Born
George Francis Marion

(1860-07-16)July 16, 1860
DiedNovember 30, 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 85)
Carmel, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1915–1935
Spouses
Lillian E. Swain
(m. 1894, divorced)
Agnes E. Daly
(m. 1896)
Children3, including George Marion, Jr.

George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for Anna Christie, both (1923) and (1930), and Death from a Distance (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 1915 and 1935.

Early life[edit]

George F. Marion was born on July 16, 1860, in San Francisco, California, USA as George Francis Marion.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Marion directed and starred as Count Cassibianca in The Little Duchess in 1901.[1] He directed the 1904 musical Higgledy-Piggledy. He was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921)[2] of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie[3] of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie).

Personal life and death[edit]

Marion married to actress Lillian E. Swain in 1894 and later to Agnes E. Daly in 1896. He died of a heart attack in Carmel, California in 1945, at the age of 85. His son George Marion, Jr. was a famous Hollywood screenwriter.[citation needed]

Partial filmography[edit]

Blanche Sweet and George F. Marion in Anna Christie (1923)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Franceschina, John (2004). Harry B. Smith: Dean of American Librettists. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 9781135949082.
  2. ^ "George F. Marion". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Anna Christie, Greta Garbo's First Talkie, at Fort and Columbia Today". The Dispatch. Illinois, Moline. March 1, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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