One of the silent era's great practitioners of that soon-to-be redundant specialty, title writing, Marian Ainslee, like so many screenwriters, came from the field of journalism. A reportorial staff writer in both Kansas City and St. Louis, MO, Ainslee began writing titles for independent producer Louis B. Mayer, remaining with Mayer through his mergers with Metro and Goldwyn. Working closely with maverick director Erich Von Stroheim, she later provided titles for Foolish Wives (1922), The Merry Widow (1925), and Queen Kelly (1929). The latter fell victim to the sound revolution and was summarily scrapped by its producer/star Gloria Swanson. Ainslee, however, remained with MGM for at least another decade, functioning as a script consultant on such major releases as The Good Earth (1937) and Carefree (1938).
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Our Modern Maidens
Editor, Intertitle Writer |
1929 | |||
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Queen Kelly
Intertitle Writer |
1929 | |||
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Screenwriter |
1929 | |||
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The Kiss
Intertitle Writer |
1929 | |||
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The Single Standard
Intertitle Writer |
1929 | |||
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Wild Orchids
Intertitle Writer |
1929 | |||
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Wonder of Women
Screenwriter |
1929 | |||
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A Woman of Affairs
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Certain Young Man
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Our Dancing Daughters
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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The Mysterious Lady
Intertitle Writer |
1928 | |||
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Annie Laurie
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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California
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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Foreign Devils
Screenwriter |
1927 | |||
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In Old Kentucky
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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Love
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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Quality Street
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Intertitle Writer |
1927 | |||
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Flesh and the Devil
Intertitle Writer |
1926 | |||
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The Temptress
Intertitle Writer |
1926 | |||
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The Merry Widow
Intertitle Writer |
1925 | |||
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The Tower of Lies
Intertitle Writer |
1925 | |||
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A Lady of Quality
First Assistant Director |
1923 | |||
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Foolish Wives
Intertitle Writer |
1922 |


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