Marian Ainslee
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Marian Ainslee | |
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| Born | January 5, 1896 Marceline, Missouri, USA |
| Died | April 2, 1966 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Spouse | Albert Coonley |
Marian Ainslee (1896 – 1966) was an American screenwriter and researcher[1] active during Hollywood's silent film era. She often co-wrote titles for silent films with Ruth Cummings.[2]
Marian Ainslee was born in Marceline, Missouri. Her first job out of school was as a newspaper reporter in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she interviewed politicians. Discouraged by salaries she encountered in journalism, she moved to Hollywood to try screenwriting.[3] After getting her start as a script clerk,[4] Ainslee became one of MGM's top title writers during the 1920s and early 1930s, linked closely to producer Irving Thalberg.[5] When Thalberg died, she briefly retired from screenwriting, anad in 1938, she signed with RKO and wrote Carefree. According to one estimation, she titled up to 200 films in total.[6]
She was married to newspaper artist Albert Coonley. They appear to have been divorced by the time of his death in 1941.[7]