George F. Marion
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George F. Marion, Sr. | |
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Born | George Francis Marion July 16, 1860 |
Died | November 30, 1945 Carmel, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
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Years active | 1915–1935 |
Spouses | Lillian E. Swain
(m. 1894, divorced)Agnes E. Daly (m. 1896) |
Children | 3, 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
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- Excuse Me (1915) - Porter
- Madame X (1916, director)
- Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917, Short)
- Go Straight (1921) - Jim Boyd
- Gun Shy (1922) - The Undertaker
- The Girl I Loved (1923) - The Judge
- A Million to Burn (1923) - Old Ben Marlowe
- Anna Christie (1923) - Chris Christopherson
- Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) - Noel Simms
- On the Go (1925) - Eb Moots
- Straight Through (1925) - Parson Sanderson
- The White Monkey (1925) - Soames Forsyte
- Clothes Make the Pirate (1925) - Jennison
- Tumbleweeds (1925) - Old Man
- Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) - Old Man on Bench (uncredited)
- The Highbinders (1926) - Wadsworth Ladd
- The Wise Guy (1926) - Horace Palmer
- Rolling Home (1926) - Selectman
- The Gypsy Romance (1926) - Old Man playing Old Gypsy Woman
- Loco Luck (1927) - 'Dad' Perkins (postmaster)
- The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
- Skedaddle Gold (1927) - George F.
- A Texas Steer (1927) - Fishback
- Evangeline (1929) - René La Blanc
- The Isle of Lost Ships (1929) - Old Sea Captain (uncredited)
- The Bishop Murder Case (1929) - Adolph Drukker
- Anna Christie (1930) - Chris Christopherson
- The Big House (1930) - Pop
- The Sea Bat (1930) - Antone
- The Pay-Off (1930) - Mouse
- A Lady's Morals (1930) - Innkeeper
- Man to Man (1930) - Jim McCord - Banker
- Lock, Stock and Barrel (1930) - the bellboy of the hotel Ritz de la Riviera
- Laughing Sinners (1931) - Humpty
- Six Hours to Live (1932) - Prof. Otto Bauer
- Her First Mate (1933) - Sam
- Port of Lost Dreams (1934) - Capt. Morgan Rock
- Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) - James Ballard
- Death from a Distance (1935) - Jim Gray
- Metropolitan (1935) - Papa Perontelli (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ Franceschina, John (2004). Harry B. Smith: Dean of American Librettists. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 9781135949082.
- ^ "George F. Marion". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
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- Works by or about George F. Marion at the Internet Archive
- George F. Marion at IMDb
- George F. Marion at the Internet Broadway Database