George F. Marion

• Name — George F. Marion, Sr. • Birth Name — George Francis Marion • Born — 16 July 1860 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Died — 30 November 1945 • Place of death — Carmel, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • director • Years Active — 1915–1935 • Children — 3, including George Marion, Jr.

George F. Marion was born on July 16, 1860, in San Francisco, California, USA as George Francis Marion.

Marion directed and starred as Count Cassibianca in The Little Duchess in 1901. He directed the 1904 musical Higgledy-Piggledy. He was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921) of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie).

Marion was married to actress Lillian E. Swain in 1894 and later to Agnes E. Daly in 1896. He died of a heart attack in Carmel, California in 1945, at the age of 85. His son George Marion, Jr. was a famous Hollywood screenwriter.

• Illustration — Blanche Sweet and George F. Marion in Anna Christie (1923) • Excuse Me (1915) - Porter • Madame X (1916, director) • Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917, Short) • Go Straight (1921) - Jim Boyd • Gun Shy (1922) - The Undertaker • The Girl I Loved (1923) - The Judge • A Million to Burn (1923) - Old Ben Marlowe • Anna Christie (1923) - Chris Christopherson • The Untameable (1923) - Old Man • Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) - Noel Simms • On the Go (1925) - Eb Moots • Straight Through (1925) - Parson Sanderson • The White Monkey (1925) - Soames Forsyte • Clothes Make the Pirate (1925) - Jennison • Tumbleweeds (1925) - Old Man • Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) - Old Man on Bench (uncredited) • The Highbinders (1926) - Wadsworth Ladd • The Wise Guy (1926) - Horace Palmer • Rolling Home (1926) - Selectman • The Gypsy Romance (1926) - Old Man playing Old Gypsy Woman • Loco Luck (1927) - 'Dad' Perkins (postmaster) • The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited) • Skedaddle Gold (1927) - George F. • A Texas Steer (1927) - Fishback • Evangeline (1929) - René La Blanc • The Isle of Lost Ships (1929) - Old Sea Captain (uncredited) • The Bishop Murder Case (1929) - Adolph Drukker • Anna Christie (1930) - Chris Christopherson • The Big House (1930) - Pop • The Sea Bat (1930) - Antone • The Pay-Off (1930) - Mouse • A Lady's Morals (1930) - Innkeeper • Man to Man (1930) - Jim McCord - Banker • Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) - the bellboy of the hotel Ritz de la Riviera • Laughing Sinners (1931) - Humpty • Six Hours to Live (1932) - Prof. Otto Bauer • Her First Mate (1933) - Sam • Port of Lost Dreams (1934) - Capt. Morgan Rock • Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) - James Ballard • Death from a Distance (1935) - Jim Gray • Metropolitan (1935) - Papa Perontelli (final film role)