Frances Marion

American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973)

Frances Marion 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. During the course of her career, she wrote over 325 scripts. She was the first writer to win two Academy Awards. Marion began her film career working for filmmaker Lois Weber. She wrote numerous silent film scenarios for actress Mary Pickford, before transitioning to writing sound films.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 72 films (1915–1940) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 50 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1915	ESMERALDA.	Famous Players Film Co	40 min		B&W	silent
1915	FANCHON THE CRICKET.	Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc.	1 reel		B&W	silent
1915	THE FOUNDLING	Barr Films.	1980	16mm	Color	sound
1915	The Foundling	John B. O'Brien, Allan Dwan	12:00		B&W
1915	The Foundling	John B. O'Brien, Allan Dwan		16mm	B&W
1915	THE GILDED CAGE. ▶	Essanay Film Mfg. Co.	1 reel		B&W	silent
1916	THE FEAST OF LIFE.	World Film Corp	50 min		B&W	silent
1916	THE HIDDEN SCAR	Peerless Feature Producing Co.	285	16mm	B&W	silent
1916	THE RISE OF SUSAN	World Film Corp	625	16mm	B&W	silent
1917	A Girl's folly	Griggs-Moviedrome	45	16mm	B&W	silent
1917	A SQUARE DEAL.	World Film Corp	50 min		B&W
1917	AS MAN MADE HER.	World Film Corp			B&W
1917	THE AMAZONS.	Famous Players Film Co	5 reels		B&W
1917	THE BELOVED ADVENTURESS.	World Film Corp	50 min		B&W
1917	THE CRIMSON DOVE.	World Film Corp			B&W
1917	The Poor Little Rich Girl	Mary Pickford Film Corp	1:39:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1917	THE STOLEN PARADISE.	World Film Corp	50 min		B&W
1917	THE WEB OF DESIRE.	World Film Corp	50 min		B&W
1918	ALL MAN.	Vitagraph Co Of America	5 reels
1918	Amarilly of clothes-line alley.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	2 reels	16mm	B&W	silent
1918	CAPTAIN KIDD, JR.	Pickford Film Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1918	HOW COULD YOU JEAN?.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1918	Johanna enlists.	Pickford Film Corp.	5 reels	16mm	B&W	silent
1918	M'LISS	Alfred Edward Green, Marshall Neilan	2400	16mm	B&W	silent
1918	M'liss	Festival Films	50	16mm	B&W	silent
1918	THE CITY OF DIM FACES.	Famous Players-Laskey Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1918	THE TEMPLE OF DUSK.	Haworth Pictures Corp	50 min		B&W
1919	THE CINEMA MURDER.	International Film Service Co. Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1919	THE DARK STAR.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1920	Humoresque.	International Film Service Co. Inc.	6 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1920	THE FLAPPER.	Selznick Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1920	THE RESTLESS SEX.	International Film Service Co. Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1920	THE WORLD AND HIS WIFE.	International Film Service Co. Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1921	STRAIGHT IS THE WAY.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1922	MINNIE.	Marshall Neilan Productions.	7 reels		B&W
1922	SONNY.	Inspiration Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1922	THE ETERNAL FLAME.	Joseph M. Schenck	8 reels		B&W
1922	The Toll of the Sea (1922) ▶	Chester M. Franklin Frances Marion
1923	POTASH AND PERLMUTTER.	Samuel Goldwyn	8 reels		B&W
1923	THE FRENCH DOLL.	Tiffany Productions Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1923	THE NTH COMMANDMENT.	William Randolph Hearst	8 reels		B&W
1923	THE VOICE FROM THE MINARET.	First National.	7 reels		B&W
1924	CYTHEREA.	Samuel Goldwyn	8 reels
1924	IN HOLLYWOOD WITH POTASH AND PERLMUTTER.	Samuel Goldwyn	7 reels		B&W
1924	THE MASK OF LOPEZ.	R-C Pictures Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1924	THROUGH THE DARK.	William Randolph Hearst	8 reels		B&W
1924	Thundering Hoofs	Monogram Pictures Corporation	0:50:00	16mm	B&W	silent
1924	THUNDERING HOOFS.	R-C Pictures Corp.	5 reels	16mm	B&W
1925	RIDIN' THE WIND.	R-C Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1925	ZANDER THE GREAT.	William Randolph Hearst	8 reels		B&W