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George Marion Jr. (August 30, 1899 – February 25, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 106 films between 1920 and 1940. He also wrote lyrics for at least one Broadway musical revue: 1943's "Early To Bed" with music by Thomas "Fats" Waller.[1] Collaborating with Karl Farkas, Marion wrote the libretto for Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán's 1945 operetta Marinka.

George Marion Jr.
Born	(1899-08-30)August 30, 1899 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died	February 25, 1968(1968-02-25) (aged 68) New York, New York, USA
Years active	1920-1940

Marion was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in New York, New York from a heart attack.

His father was George F. Marion (1860-1945), a stage actor, stage director and film actor who is best remembered as Greta Garbo's father Chris in the early sound classic Anna Christie (1930). He was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards in the category of Best Title Writing, which was the only year it was presented.[2]

In 1929, Marion and his wife were involved in the trial of an income-tax adviser. Both of them were witnesses in the trial of J. Marjorie Berger in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Marion testified that he signed his tax return without having read it. His wife testified that, at Berger's suggestion, she created two cash books that contained some fictitious entries and some true entries.[3]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• George Marion Jr. at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Марион, Джордж (младший)

Джордж Марион (младший) (англ. George Marion Jr., 30 августа 1899 — 25 февраля 1968) — американский сценарист. Родился в Бостоне в семье актёра Джорджа Ф. Мариона. В период с 1925 по 1940 год написал сценарии для 106 кинокартин. В 1929 году был выдвинут на премию «Оскар» в номинации лучшие титры, причем номинация не была связана с конкретным фильмом. Скончался в Лос-Анджелесе от сердечного приступа.

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