Marian Ainslee (1896 – 1966) was an American screenwriter and researcher[1] active during Hollywood's silent film era. She often co-wrote titles for silent films with Ruth Cummings.[2]
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| Born | January 5, 1896 Marceline, Missouri, USA |
| Died | April 2, 1966 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Spouse | Albert Coonley |
Biography
editMarian Ainslee was born in Marceline, Missouri. Her first job out of school was as a newspaper reporter in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she interviewed politicians. Discouraged by salaries she encountered in journalism, she moved to Hollywood to try screenwriting.[3] After getting her start as a script clerk,[4] Ainslee became one of MGM's top title writers during the 1920s and early 1930s, linked closely to producer Irving Thalberg.[5] When Thalberg died, she briefly retired from screenwriting, anad in 1938, she signed with RKO and wrote Carefree. According to one estimation, she titled up to 200 films in total.[6]
She was married to newspaper artist Albert Coonley. They appear to have been divorced by the time of his death in 1941.[7]
Selected filmography
edit- The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921)
- Foolish Wives (1922)
- A Lady of Quality (1924)
- He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
- Secrets of the Night (1924)
- The Merry Widow (1925)
- Graustark (1925)
- The Tower of Lies (1925)
- Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
- The Temptress (1926)
- Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
- Lovers? (1927)
- California (1927)
- Annie Laurie (1927)
- Foreign Devils (1927)
- Quality Street (1927)
- In Old Kentucky (1927)
- Love (1927)
- The Mysterious Lady (1928)
- Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
- The Masks of the Devil (1928)
- Dream of Love (1928)
- A Woman of Affairs (1928)
- Wild Orchids (1929)
- Desert Nights (1929)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
- Wonder of Woman (1929)
- The Single Standard (1929)
- Hallelujah (1929)
- Our Modern Maidens (1929)
- The Kiss (1929)
- Queen Kelly (1932)
- What Every Woman Knows (1934)
- Carefree (1938)
References
edit- ^ "Research Experts Solve Biggest Film Problems". Tampa Bay Times. June 1, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Reid, Panthea (December 10, 2009). Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-4813-5.
- ^ "Interesting Guest Stars Career in News Office". The South Bend Tribune. March 9, 1930. Retrieved January 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scenario Writers Drawn from All Walks". The Courier-News. August 25, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Given New Assignment". The Baltimore Sun. August 1, 1937. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Briefs". Casper Star-Tribune. December 18, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Obituary". The South Bend Tribune. April 16, 1941. Retrieved January 25, 2019.