George F. Marion

George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for Anna Christie, both 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 directed and starred as Count Cassibianca in The Little Duchess in 1901. He directed the 1904 musical Higgledy-Piggledy. He was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921) of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie).

Personal life and death Marion was 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

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 The Untameable (1923) - Old Man 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 Hook, Line and Sinker (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)