Marian Constance Blackton

Writing

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 18, 1901

died

December 12, 1993

place of birth

New York City, New York

also known as

Marian Blackton

total credits

3 movies

Biography

Marian Constance Blackton (January 18, 1901 – December 12, 1993) was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work in silent film.

The daughter of Vitagraph Studios founder J. Stuart Blackton, Marian began work as a script supervisor before writing scripts full time for the studio, including The Gilded Highway (1926), Becky (1927) and Buttons (1927). After the Stock Market Crash of 1929 caused the financial devastation of the Blackton family, Marian briefly took up work as an actress in low budget films such as Maniac (1934) and Marihuana (1936) before retiring from the film industry completely.

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