Marion Jackson

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Marion Jackson
Born(1879-12-03)December 3, 1879
Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 1962(1962-11-28) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1924–39

Marion Jackson (December 3, 1879 – November 28, 1962) was an American screenwriter of the late silent and early sound film eras. During her 15-year career she would pen the scripts for over 40 films, both original and adaptations.

Biography[]

Born in Walla Walla, Washington, she wrote her first script, an original screenplay, which was produced by Monogram Pictures in 1924, The Mask of Lopez, directed by Albert Rogell.[1]

It would be her most prolific year, as she would contribute to 11 screenplays that year, either as the screenwriter, or providing the story, or adapting from another source.[2] One of the films she adapted that year was 1924's A Boy of Flanders, from Marie Louise de la Ramée's 1872 novel, A Dog of Flanders. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starred Jackie Coogan.[3]

Some of her notable films were her 1928 adaptation of The Shepherd of the Hills, based on the 1907 novel of the same name by Harold Bell Wright;[4] her original screenplay for The Wagon Master (1929), starring Ken Maynard;[5] and the hit film, Min and Bill (1930), which she co-wrote with Frances Marion, which stars Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery.[6]

Two of her films would be remade. Somewhere in Sonora (1927) was remade into a film of the same name in 1932, starring John Wayne. The Land Beyond the Law (1927) was remade twice: the first time in 1932, under the title The Big Stampede, once more starring Wayne;[7] and again in 1937, this time as Land Beyond the Law.[8] Jackson died on November 28, 1962, at the age of 82 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography[]

(Per AFI database)[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Mask of Lopez: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Marion Jackson". American Film Institute.
  3. ^ "A Boy of Flanders: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Shepherd of the Hills: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Wagon Master: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Min and Bill: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Big Stampede: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Land Beyond the Law: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

External links[]

Marion Jackson at IMDb

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