George F. Marion

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George F. Marion, Sr.
George Marion in 1923
Born	George Francis Marion (1860-07-16)July 16, 1860 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 85) Carmel, California, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Dominic's Catholic Cemetery, Carmel, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor director
Years active	1915–1935
Spouse(s)	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[]

George F. Marion was born on July 16, 1860 in San Francisco, California, USA as George Francis Marion.

Career[]

Marion was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921)^[1] of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie^[2] 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.

Partial filmography[]

Blanche Sweet and George F. Marion in Anna Christie (1923)

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George F. Marion.

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• George F. Marion at IMDb
• George F. Marion at the Internet Broadway Database
• George F. Marion at Find a Grave

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