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Frances Marion
American screenwriter, director, journalist and author
Not to be confused with Francis Marion.
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Marion directing The Love Light, which she also wrote, 1920 | |
| Born | Marion Benson Owens (1888-11-18)November 18, 1888 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1973(1973-05-12) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1912–1972 |
| Spouses | Wesley de Lappe (m. 1906; div. 1910)Robert Pike (m. 1911; div. 1917)Fred Thomson (m. 1919; died 1928)George Hill (m. 1930; div. 1933) |
Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens; November 18, 1888[1] – May 12, 1973) 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.[2] She was the first writer to win two Academy Awards. Marion began her film career worki
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Publicity exposure, Frances Marion c. 1918. Private Collection.
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Francis Marion
American military officer, planter and politician (1732–1795)
Brigadier General Francis Marion (c. 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. During the American Revolution, Marion supported the Patriot cause and enlisted in the Continental Army, fighting against British forces in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from 1780 to 1781.
Though he never commanded a field army or served as a commander in a major engagement, Marion's use of irregular warfare against the British has led him to be considered one of the fathers of guerrilla and maneuver warfare, and his tactics form a part of the modern-day military doctrine of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Francis Marion was born in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina around 1732. His father Gabriel Marion was a Huguenot who emigrated to the Thirteen Colonies from France at some point prior to 1700 due to the Edict of Fontainebleau and became a slaveowning planter.[3] Marion was born on his family's plantation, and at approximately the age of 15, he was hired on a merchant s