Agnes Parsons

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Agnes Parsons
Born
Jenny Lind Parsons

January 4, 1884
Burlington, Iowa, USA
DiedDecember 7, 1970
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1920-1927

Agnes Parsons (born Jenny Parsons) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era. She also taught and wrote about writing after she stopped writing for the silver screen. [1] [2]

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Biography

Agnes was born in Burlington, Iowa, to William Parsons and Grace Priddy. [3] She moved to Oregon as a young woman before moving to Los Angeles. By 1917, she was working as a scenario writer for Cecil B. deMille's studio, although she wasn't credited on her earliest scripts. Her first known credit was on 1920's The Crucifix of Destiny. After she stopped writing screenplays in the early 1930s, she worked as a teacher. Agnes died on December 7, 1970, in Los Angeles. [4]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Leroy, Gustave (4 Jul 1937). "Story Technique Described by Expert". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  2. "Mexico Topic of Art Group". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1919; Page: 234
  4. "Obituaries: Agnes Parsons". Progress Bulletin. 10 Dec 1970. Retrieved 2020-08-23.