Frances Marion

Screenwriter

Birthday November 18, 1888

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace San Francisco, CA

DEATH DATE May 12, 1973 (84)

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About

Journalist and author who won two Best Writing Academy Awards for The Champ and The Big House.

Before Fame

She worked as a combat journalist during World War I prior to entering Hollywood.

Trivia

She is also known for penning the screenplays for The Scarlett Letter and a Dinner at Eight.

Family Life

She was married to her second husband George W. Hill from 1930 to 1933.

Associated With

She wrote the original screenplay for The Champ, which starred Faye Dunaway .