Marion Orth | |
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Born | Marion F. Smidl December 5, 1900 Illinois, USA |
Died | December 1, 1984 California, USA | (aged 83)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1918–1944 |
Spouse | Edward Orth |
Marion Orth (December 5, 1900 – December 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound eras of Hollywood. She was a frequent collaborator of director Lois Weber.
Orth began her career as a playwright and magazine writer, publishing in Breezy Stories as early as 1917. [1] [2] In 1920, she moved from Chicago to Los Angeles at the invitation of Lois Weber, who had purchased the film rights to two of Orth's stories, "The Price of a Good Time" ( filmed in 1917) and "Borrowed Clothes" (filmed in 1918). [3] Orth went on to write several films with and for Weber, including A Midnight Romance, To Please One Woman, Too Wise Wives, and The Blot. [4]
In 1923, she signed a seven-picture contract at Universal as a scenarist; her efforts at the studio included work on The Price of Pleasure and Dorothy Arzner's The Wild Party. [3] [5] She also wrote a string of films for Fox. In 1934, she began writing for Monogram Pictures.
In 1938, she settled a lawsuit with Republic for releasing a 1937 film called Circus Girl based on her novel. Orth was awarded $10,000. [6] [7]
Orth's apparently final film was released in 1944. [8]
Marion Orth | |
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Born | Marion F. Smidl December 5, 1900 Illinois, USA |
Died | December 1, 1984 California, USA | (aged 83)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1918–1944 |
Spouse | Edward Orth |
Marion Orth (December 5, 1900 – December 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound eras of Hollywood. She was a frequent collaborator of director Lois Weber.
Orth began her career as a playwright and magazine writer, publishing in Breezy Stories as early as 1917. [1] [2] In 1920, she moved from Chicago to Los Angeles at the invitation of Lois Weber, who had purchased the film rights to two of Orth's stories, "The Price of a Good Time" ( filmed in 1917) and "Borrowed Clothes" (filmed in 1918). [3] Orth went on to write several films with and for Weber, including A Midnight Romance, To Please One Woman, Too Wise Wives, and The Blot. [4]
In 1923, she signed a seven-picture contract at Universal as a scenarist; her efforts at the studio included work on The Price of Pleasure and Dorothy Arzner's The Wild Party. [3] [5] She also wrote a string of films for Fox. In 1934, she began writing for Monogram Pictures.
In 1938, she settled a lawsuit with Republic for releasing a 1937 film called Circus Girl based on her novel. Orth was awarded $10,000. [6] [7]
Orth's apparently final film was released in 1944. [8]