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]
Grace Sanderson Michie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Grace Marbury Sanderson August 16, 1893 Marin County, California, USA |
| Died | April 7, 1970 San Francisco, California, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, radio personality |
| Spouse | Gordon Michie (div.) |
Biography
editGrace 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
edit- Pagan Passions (1924)
- Defying Destiny (1923)
- The Waif (unknown)[6]
- More Deadly Than Battle (1917)[9]
- The Finger of Justice (1917)[6][10][11]
- Broken Wings (unknown)[6]
- Mauve Orchid (unknown)[12]
References
edit- ^ "Defying Destiny Opens at Isis". Salt Lake Telegram. 14 Dec 1923. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "KGO Series by Noted Author". The San Francisco Examiner. 28 Apr 1929. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Defying Destiny Two Days". The Daily News. 14 Sep 1925. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ a b Thomas, Dan (22 Sep 1929). "Grace Sanderson Michie Reversed the Usual Process". The Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Women's Problem of Love to Be Enacted". The San Francisco Examiner. 5 Jan 1912. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ a b c d "Beacham Will Offer Good Picture Monday". The Orlando Sentinel. 3 Feb 1924. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Lecture Recital on China". The Oakland Tribune. 31 Jan 1926. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Bogardus, Ethel (24 Jan 1930). "Successful Women of San Francisco". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "No Personal Exposure". The San Francisco Examiner. 14 Oct 1917. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Actors Will Invade S.F. Church". The San Francisco Examiner. 13 Oct 1917. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Sunset. Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company. 1917.
- ^ "Defying Destiny Now at the Gladmer". The Lansing State Journal. 16 May 1924. Retrieved 2019-06-14.