Marion Fairfax

Marion Fairfax, a highly acclaimed American screenwriter and playwright, entered this world on October 24, 1875, in the vibrant city of Richmond, Virginia, where she was born Marion Neiswanger. Following the completion of her secondary education at the esteemed South Division High School in Chicago, Fairfax embarked on a higher educational journey at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, a prestigious institution that would lay the foundation for her future success. For a remarkable period of four decades, Fairfax's life was inextricably linked with the world of entertainment, as she shared a remarkable forty-three-year marriage with the talented actor Tully Marshall. Throughout her illustrious career, Fairfax assumed a variety of roles, including company director, director, editor, editorial director, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and theatre actress, showcasing her impressive range and versatility.