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Francis Marion was born in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina around 1732. His father Gabriel Marion was a Huguenot who emigrated to the Thirteen Colonies from France at some point prior to 1700 due to the Edict of Fontainebleau and became a slaveowning planter. [3]
Francis Marion Crawford (August 2, 1854 – April 9, 1909) [1] was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastical stories. Early life
Howard Marion-Crawford was born 17 January 1914, [5] the son of Nina Marion-Crawford and Harold F. Marion-Crawford, an officer of the Irish Guards who died on 16 April 1915 during the First World War. [6] After attending Clifton College, Crawford attended RADA and began a career in radio. His first film appearance was in Brown on Resolution (1935).
Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens; November 18, 1888 [1] – May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos. During the course of her career, she wrote over 325 scripts. [2]
A veteran of the French and Indian War, the hero of the fictional Fort Wilderness, and the widowed father of seven children, he is based on a composite of historical characters including Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Nathanael Greene, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.
The younger daughter of Francis "Frank" Marion Dee and his wife, the former Henriette Putnam, Frances Marion Dee was born in Los Angeles, California, where her father worked as a civil service examiner. [1] [2] When Dee was seven years old, her family moved to Chicago, Illinois.
Francis Marion Martin was born in Livingston County, Kentucky to James and Elizabeth (née Cofield) Martin on April 1, 1830. They died while he was young, and Martin was raised by William Northern Hodge. [4] In 1850, Martin married Hodge's daughter, eventually having seven children with her. [3]
Carol Ann "Cari" Beauchamp (/ b iː ʃ æ m /; [1] September 12, 1949 – December 14, 2023) was an American author, historian, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She authored the biography Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood, which was subsequently made into a documentary film.