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George F. Marion

American actor (1860–1945)

Actor
director

Years active1915–1935Spouses

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

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

Career

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

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

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

^ 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.