George Marion Jr. (August 30, 1899 – February 25, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 106 films between 1920 and 1940. Director

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that, as a title writer for silent films, Marion "was the most sought after; the producers would bring him a picture with all the scenes finished—they wouldn't even know yet whether it was a comedy, very often, or whether they had a drama—until Marion finished writing the titles!" Marion also wrote lyrics for at least one

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musical revue: 1943's "Early To Bed" with music by

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. Collaborating with

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, Marion wrote the libretto for Hungarian composer

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's 1945 operetta '' Marinka.'' Marion was born in

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. His father was actor and director George F. Marion. In 1929, Marion and his wife were involved in the trial of an income-tax adviser. Both of them were witnesses in the trial of J. Marjorie Berger in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Marion testified that he signed his tax return without having read it. His wife testified that, at Berger's suggestion, she created two cash books that contained some fictitious entries and some true entries. Marion died in

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from a

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Selected filmography

* '' The Wedding Song'' (1925) * '' Mantrap'' (1926) * '' The Bat'' (1926) * '' The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926) * ''

Kid Boots ''Kid Boots'' is a musical with a book by William Anthony McGuire and Otto Harbach, music by Harry Tierney, and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. The show was staged by Edward Royce. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, the Broadway production, opened o ...

'' (1926) * ''

Sweet Daddies ''Sweet Daddies'' is a 1926 American silent comedy crime film directed by Alfred Santell and starring George Sidney, Charles Murray, and Vera Gordon. The film foregrounds positive relationships between Jewish and Irish American characters, desp ...

'' (1926) * '' Camille'' (1926) * ''

The Magic Flame ''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cin ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Little Journey ''A Little Journey'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and featuring Claire Windsor, William Haines and Harry Carey. It is based on a play by Rachel Crothers. No prints are thought to survive of this film. ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' It'' (1927) * ''

Wedding Bills ''Wedding Bills'' (also sometimes written as ''Wedding Bill$'') is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Raymond Griffith, Anne Sheridan, and Hallam Cooley Hallam Burr (February 8, 1895 – March 2 ...

'' (1927) * ''

Rough House Rosie ''Rough House Rosie'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Strayer. The film is a starring vehicle for Clara Bow who was then Paramount's most popular actress. Reed Ho ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

One Woman to Another ''One Woman to Another'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by J.L. Campbell and George Marion Jr. based upon a play by Frances Nordstrom.

'' (1927) * ''

Two Arabian Knights ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) is an American silent comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United Artists. The screenwr ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Manhattan Cocktail'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Ladies of the Mob'' (1928) * '' This Is Heaven'' (1929) * '' The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1929) * '' Follow Thru'' (1930) * ''

Love Me Tonight ''Love Me Tonight'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with music by Rodgers and Hart. It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who poses as a nobleman and Jeanette MacDonald as a princ ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Gay Divorcee ''The Gay Divorcee'' is a 1934 American Musical film, musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906), Erik ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Music Goes 'Round ''The Music Goes 'Round'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson and Walter Connolly.Monaco p.559 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot A famed B ...

'' (1936) * ''

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man ''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the story on which the film is based under the name Charles Bogle. Plot Circus pro ...

'' (1939)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marion, George Jr. 1899 births 1968 deaths American male screenwriters Writers from Boston Screenwriters from Massachusetts 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters