Sunday, August 16, 2015

Frances Marion, an Anti-Damsel


So I had wanted to write this fantastic post on Frances Marion but when the documentary you watched isn't on Youtube and the library takes forever to get a book in for you it makes things difficult.


The documentary I watched on TCM was Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Hollywood. It was an excellent documentary and I took some notes but not enough to write a good post on. However, it does air again on TCM on Oct. 1, 1:45am EST and I cannot recommend it enough! Everyone participating in the Anti-Damsel Blogathon should write it in on their calendars or set a reminder on their phones.

Frances Marion was an extraordinary women and more people need to know about her. Below I've included a list of books and links to Amazon. I wish I could afford to buy them or that my library had them in their collection. Also, here is a link to a brief bio about her. Here is a great article.

Here is a fantastic post loaded with photos of Marion's home on the 'Enchanted Hill.'


Books about or by Frances Marion:

How to Write and Sell Film Stories by Frances Marion, 1937.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood by Cari Beauchamp, 1998.

Without Lying Down DVD, 2003.

The Women Who Write the Movies: From Frances Marion to Nora Ephron by Marsha McCreadie, 1994.

Does anyone participating in this Blogathon own any of these books! If so I would love to hear your thoughts on them!

The Anti-Damsel Blogathon is hosted by Movies Silently and The Last Drive In. Be sure and check out all of the other fantastic posts!

11 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for joining in! Didn't Marion have an intriguing career? Dinner at Eight is just a masterpiece!

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    1. Thanks for hosting! Sorry for such a short post.

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  2. Very cool that she wrote a book on writing for film. I'll definitely add that to my wish list.

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  3. Thanks to the link for Marion's book. A worthwhile addition to any film lover's library, I'll bet! :)

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  4. I like the way you handled the absence of the documentary and the book. You still managed to give lots of useful information about a very important person.

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    1. Thank you! I plan on watching the documentary again in Oct. and writing about her again.

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  5. Thanks for joining us, and linking to the wonderful article.. She had Chutzpah alright! Cheers Joey from The Last Drive In

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