#WomanEmpowermentWednesday #SilentFilmEdition Marion Fairfax - popcorn and red wine

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

#WomanEmpowermentWednesday #SilentFilmEdition Marion Fairfax


  • Wrote Broadway hits such as "The Builders," (1907) "The Talker," (1912), and "A Modern Girl" (1914)
  • Cowrote "The Blacklist" (1916) with William C. de Mille 
  • Signed to the writing staff of Associated First National Pictures, Inc. where she worked from 1923 to 1925
  • Developed own production company in 1921 Marion Fairfax Productions
  • Formed an alliance with Sam E. Rork that would help production costs by having dual production on a single picture
  • Directed husband Tully Marshall in "The Lying Truth" (1922)
  • Production career started at Paramount 
  • Wrote for the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
  • "The formation of Marion Fairfax Productions is not the result of a sudden decision or and overnight idea. It is the realization of a plan that I have studied and worked out for over a year. I believe there is a place for the combination of literary effort and motion picture presentation just as there is a place for the combination of literary achievement and stage presentation."

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