Finding aid for the Frances Marion papers 2198
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Frances Marion papers
Creator:
Marion, Frances, 1888-1973
Identifier/Call Number: 2198
Physical Description:
8.229 Linear Feet
6 boxes
Date (inclusive): circa 1914-1973
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter and author Frances Marion (1888-1973). Materials include books,
scrapbooks, treatments and short stories, photographs, stills, clippings, and programs, newspaper and magazine articles, and
plaques and awards.
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter and author Frances Marion (1888-1973). Materials include books;
scrapbooks of clippings and correspondence pertaining to Marion's book "Off With Their Heads" (1972); treatments and short
stories written by Marion; photographs, stills, clippings, and programs relating to the acting careers of Marion and her husband
Fred Thomson; newspaper and magazine articles; and plaques and awards.
Frances Marion (1888-1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist, and author. She is credited with writing over
100 films. Marion was the first writer to win two Academy Awards, one for writing for "The Big House" (1931) and another for
best story for "The Champ" (1932). Marion published a memoir "Off With Their Heads: A Serio-Comic Tale of Hollywood" in 1972.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Prof. & Mrs. Frederick Thompson, July 20, 1973.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Frances Marion papers, Collection no. 2198, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Books
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Film stills
Magazines (periodicals)
Newspapers
Awards
Photographs
Women screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Marion, Frances, 1888-1973 -- Archives