Frances Marion: Hollywood's Favourite Storyteller

Starting out in the silent era, the double Oscar-winning Frances Marion wrote screenplays that delighted stars, studio executives and audiences. Working with names such as Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Marie Dressler and Greta Garbo, Marion wrote roles that defined stars' personas, and appealed deeply to the majority-female cinemagoing audience. She wrote the films that made Pickford the Queen of Hollywood and gave Garbo her first line of dialogue.
A good friend, a staunch feminist and an adventurer, Marion also worked as a war correspondent and a film director. This online presentation conducted by Pamela Hutchinson and illustrated with clips accompanied by Mike Nolan, will explore the fascinating career of a ground-breaking talent who created many of Hollywood's best stories.
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About the speaker:
Pamela Hutchinson is a freelance critic, curator and film historian. She is the author of books including BFI Film Classics on The Red Shoes and Pandora's Box. Her curation projects include seasons on Marlene Dietrich and Asta Nielsen for BFI Southbank. She is a columnist for Sight and Sound and edits the Weekly Film Bulletin. Her website (silentlondon.c...) is devoted to silent cinema.
About HippFest:
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival is Scotland’s first and only festival of silent film with live music, centred in and inspired by Scotland’s first and oldest cinema; featuring exceptional screenings, commissions, workshops, community events and touring. Renowned for its warm welcome and inclusive atmosphere, HippFest attracts a broad audience of cinema-goers, music lovers, and industry professionals, cultivating an international community with an adventurous appetite for extraordinary cinema.
HippFest will return from 20 - 24 March, 2024. For more info click here: www.hippodrome...