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Francis Marion Crawford(1854-1909)

  • Writer
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Francis Marion Crawford was born on 2 August 1854 in Bagni di Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]. Francis Marion was a writer, known for Son of India (1931), The White Sister (1923) and In the Palace of the King (1923). Francis Marion was married to Elizabeth Christophers Berdan. Francis Marion died on 9 April 1909 in Sorrento, Campania, Italy.
BornAugust 2, 1854
DiedApril 9, 1909(54)
BornAugust 2, 1854
DiedApril 9, 1909(54)
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Known for

Ramon Novarro and Madge Evans in Son of India (1931)
Son of India
6.1
  • Writer(as F. Marion Crawford)
  • 1931
Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman in The White Sister (1923)
The White Sister
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1923
Edmund Lowe and Blanche Sweet in In the Palace of the King (1923)
In the Palace of the King
  • Writer(as F. Marion Crawford)
  • 1923
Clark Gable and Helen Hayes in The White Sister (1933)
The White Sister
6.1
  • Writer(as F. Marion Crawford, uncredited)
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer



  • Cineficción Radio (2019)
    Cineficción Radio
    4.7
    Podcast Series
    • story "For the Blood is the Life"
    • 2023
  • Dead Meat Podcast (2018)
    Dead Meat Podcast
    9.2
    Podcast Series
    • "The Dead Smile" by (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 2019
  • The Fear
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 2001
  • Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
    The Wide World of Mystery
    6.7
    TV Series
    • based on a story by (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 1973
  • La hermana blanca (1960)
    La hermana blanca
    6.9
    • novel "The White Sister"
    • 1960
  • The Screaming Skull (1958)
    The Screaming Skull
    4.0
    • short story author (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Clark Gable and Helen Hayes in The White Sister (1933)
    The White Sister
    6.1
    • based upon the novel
    • play (as F. Marion Crawford, uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Ramon Novarro and Madge Evans in Son of India (1931)
    Son of India
    6.1
    • adapted from the book "Mr. Isaacs" by (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 1931
  • Edmund Lowe and Blanche Sweet in In the Palace of the King (1923)
    In the Palace of the King
    • novel (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 1923
  • Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman in The White Sister (1923)
    The White Sister
    6.8
    • novel
    • play
    • 1923
  • Sant'Ilario (1923)
    Sant'Ilario
    • novel
    • 1923
  • Whosoever Shall Offend
    • novel (as Marion Crawford)
    • 1919
  • In the Palace of the King (1915)
    In the Palace of the King
    • novel (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 1915
  • The White Sister (1915)
    The White Sister
    • novel
    • play (as F. Marion Crawford)
    • 1915

Soundtrack



  • Gettysburg (1993)
    Gettysburg
    7.6
    • lyrics: "Kathleen Mavourneen" (uncredited)
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • F. Marion Crawford
  • Born
    • August 2, 1854
    • Bagni di Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]
  • Died
    • April 9, 1909
    • Sorrento, Campania, Italy(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Christophers BerdanOctober 11, 1884 - 1891 (separated, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "The Dead Smile".

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  • Trivia
    Nephew of Julia Ward Howe.
  • Nickname
    • F. Marion Crawford

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