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F. McGrew Willis

F. McGrew Willis

Known For Writing
Birthday Aug 18, 1891
Died Oct 13, 1957 (66)
Birthplace Pleasanton, Iowa, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated May 15, 2024
Entry Date May 15, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia F. McGrew Willis (August 18, 1891 – October 13, 1957) was an American screenwriter of the silent and early sound film eras. Born Frank McGrew Willis on August 18, 1891, in Pleasanton, Iowa, he broke into the film industry writing film shorts in 1914 and 1915 as ... a freelance screenwriter. His first feature credit came in 1915, with The Quest, the first of three features he would pen in 1915. Over the next fourteen years he would write the scripts or stories for 43 silent films, three of which, The Girl in the Pullman (1927), Annapolis (1928), and A Blonde for a Night (1928), he also produced for either De Mille Pictures and/or Pathé Exchange. He would also produce another three films in 1928. In 1929, and through the next 6 years of the blossoming talking picture era, he would write the screenplays or stories for another 18 films. In the late 1930s he would work in England, where he scripted 6 films during the remainder of the decade. His final screenwriting credit would come on 1941's Sis Hopkins, for which he wrote the story. Willis died on October 13, 1957, in Menlo Park, California, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

Known For

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Sis Hopkins

Sis Hopkins

1941

Story

Murder in Soho

Murder in Soho

1939

Writer

Premiere

Premiere

1938

Writer

The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936

Adaptation

Keep 'Em Rolling

Keep 'Em Rolling

1934

Screenplay

Secret Sinners

Secret Sinners

1933

Story, Dialogue

Midshipman Jack

Midshipman Jack

1933

Screenplay

Kiss of Araby

Kiss of Araby

1933

Story

The Gambling Sex

The Gambling Sex

1932

Screenplay

The Forty-Niners

The Forty-Niners

1932

Writer

Meet the Wife

Meet the Wife

1931

Writer

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

Continuity

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

Screenplay

The Costello Case

The Costello Case

1930

Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

Two Weeks Off

Two Weeks Off

1929

Writer

Annapolis

Annapolis

1928

Writer

A Blonde for a Night

A Blonde for a Night

1928

Writer

Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

Adaptation

Up in Mabel's Room

Up in Mabel's Room

1926

Screenplay

The Nervous Wreck

The Nervous Wreck

1926

Writer

Almost a Lady

Almost a Lady

1926

Writer

The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925

Writer

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1925

Writer

Madame Behave

Madame Behave

1925

Screenplay

The Million Dollar Handicap

The Million Dollar Handicap

1925

Adaptation

Reckless Romance

Reckless Romance

1924

Writer

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed

1923

Screenplay, Adaptation

Everyman's Price

Everyman's Price

1921

Writer

The Common Sin

The Common Sin

1920

Writer

The Phantom Melody

The Phantom Melody

1920

Writer

The Pagan God

The Pagan God

1919

Writer

The End of the Game

The End of the Game

1919

Writer

$5,000 Reward

$5,000 Reward

1918

Scenario Writer

The Bride's Awakening

The Bride's Awakening

1918

Writer

The Empty Cab

The Empty Cab

1918

Writer

The Velvet Hand

The Velvet Hand

1918

Writer

Modern Love

Modern Love

1918

Scenario Writer

American Methods

American Methods

1917

Writer

The Flame of Youth

The Flame of Youth

1917

Story

Even as You and I

Even as You and I

1917

Story

The Beckoning Trail

The Beckoning Trail

1916

Writer

The Iron Hand

The Iron Hand

1916

Writer

A Stranger from Somewhere

A Stranger from Somewhere

1916

Scenario Writer, Writer

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

1916

Screenplay

The Whirlpool of Destiny

The Whirlpool of Destiny

1916

Writer, Story

The Pool of Flame

The Pool of Flame

1916

Scenario Writer

The Silent Battle

The Silent Battle

1916

Scenario Writer, Screenplay

The Gay Lord Waring

The Gay Lord Waring

1916

Scenario Writer

The Quest

The Quest

1915

Scenario Writer, Story

The Road to Paradise

The Road to Paradise

1915

Scenario Writer

Regeneration

Regeneration

1914

Story

The Den of Thieves

The Den of Thieves

1914

Scenario Writer

A Blonde for a Night

A Blonde for a Night

1928

Director

Annapolis

Annapolis

1928

Producer

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