Marian Constance Blackton

Marian Constance Blackton January 18 1901 December 12 1993 was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work in silent film The daughter of Vitagraph Studios founder J Stuart Blackton Marian began work as a script supervisor before writing scripts full time for the studio including The Gilded Highway 1926 Becky 1927 and Buttons 1927 After the Stock Market Crash of 1929 caused the financial devastation of the Blackton family Marian briefly took up work as an actress in low budget films such as Maniac 1934 and Marihuana 1936 before retiring from the film industry completely