Grace Sanderson Michie (sometimes credited as Grace Marbury Sanderson) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and radio personality active primarily in the 1920s.[1][2]
Grace Sanderson Michie | |
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| Born | Grace Marbury Sanderson August 16, 1893 Marin County, California, USA |
| Died | April 7, 1970 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, radio personality |
| Spouse(s) | Gordon Michie (div.) |
Grace was born in Marin County, California, to William Sanderson and Isabella Riordan. Her father came from a prominent San Francisco family, and her grandfather, George Henry Sanderson, was once the city's mayor.[3] She started off her career writing magazine stories, and appeared in plays as an actress in her younger years.[4][5]
According to one newspaper account, she was once one of the highest-paid scenario writers of the late 1910s and early 1920s, but she may not have gotten credited on many of the pictures she wrote.[6] In the 1920s, she claimed to be one of the only women film producers in the country.[7] By the end of the decade, however, she had quit the film industry to concentrate on her radio show.[4] Her marriage to banker Gordon Michie ended in divorce.[8]