Grace Sanderson Michie

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Grace Sanderson Michie
Born
Grace Marbury Sanderson

August 16, 1893
Marin County, California, USA
DiedApril 7, 1970
San Francisco, California, USA
OccupationScreenwriter, radio personality
Spouse(s) Gordon Michie (div.)

Grace Sanderson Michie (sometimes credited as Grace Marbury Sanderson) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and radio personality active primarily in the 1920s. [1] [2]

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Biography

Grace was born in Marin County, California, to William Sanderson and Isabella Riordan. Her father came from a prominent San Francisco family, and her grandfather, George Henry Sanderson, was once the city's mayor. [3] She started off her career writing magazine stories, and appeared in plays as an actress in her younger years. [4] [5]

According to one newspaper account, she was once one of the highest-paid scenario writers of the late 1910s and early 1920s, but she may not have gotten credited on many of the pictures she wrote. [6] In the 1920s, she claimed to be one of the only women film producers in the country. [7] By the end of the decade, however, she had quit the film industry to concentrate on her radio show. [4] Her marriage to banker Gordon Michie ended in divorce. [8]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Defying Destiny Opens at Isis". Salt Lake Telegram. 14 Dec 1923. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. "KGO Series by Noted Author". The San Francisco Examiner. 28 Apr 1929. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. "Defying Destiny Two Days". The Daily News. 14 Sep 1925. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Dan (22 Sep 1929). "Grace Sanderson Michie Reversed the Usual Process". The Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  5. "Women's Problem of Love to Be Enacted". The San Francisco Examiner. 5 Jan 1912. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Beacham Will Offer Good Picture Monday". The Orlando Sentinel. 3 Feb 1924. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  7. "Lecture Recital on China". The Oakland Tribune. 31 Jan 1926. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  8. Bogardus, Ethel (24 Jan 1930). "Successful Women of San Francisco". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  9. "No Personal Exposure". The San Francisco Examiner. 14 Oct 1917. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  10. "Actors Will Invade S.F. Church". The San Francisco Examiner. 13 Oct 1917. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  11. Sunset. Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company. 1917.
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