F. McGrew Willis
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 18, 1891
- Died
- October 13, 1957 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Pleasanton, Iowa, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia F. McGrew Willis (August 18, 1891 – October 13, 1957) was an American screenwriter of the silent and early sound film eras. Born Frank McGrew Willis on August 18, 1891, in Pleasanton, Iowa, he broke into the film industry writing film shorts in 1914 and 1915 as a freelance screenwriter. His first feature credit came in 1915, with The Quest, the first of three features he would pen in 1915. Over the next fourteen years he would write the scripts or stories for 43 silent films, three of which, The Girl in the Pullman (1927), Annapolis (1928), and A Blonde for a Night (1928), he also produced for either De Mille Pictures and/or Pathé Exchange. He would also produce another three films in 1928. In 1929, and through the next 6 years of the blossoming talking picture era, he would write the screenplays or stories for another 18 films. In the late 1930s he would work in England, where he scripted 6 films during the remainder of the decade. His final screenwriting credit would come on 1941's Sis Hopkins, for which he wrote the story. Willis died on October 13, 1957, in Menlo Park, California, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
Known For
Filmography
Sis Hopkins
Movie · Story
Murder in Soho
Movie · Writer
Premiere
Movie · Writer
The Man in the Mirror
Movie · Adaptation
Keep 'Em Rolling
Movie · Screenplay
Secret Sinners
Movie · Story, Dialogue
Kiss of Araby
Movie · Story
Midshipman Jack
Movie · Screenplay
When a Man Rides Alone
Movie · Story
The Forty-Niners
Movie · Writer
The Gambling Sex
Movie · Screenplay
Meet the Wife
Movie · Writer
The Big Gamble
Movie · Screenplay
The Costello Case
Movie · Dialogue, Story, Screenplay
Two Weeks Off
Movie · Writer
Twin Beds
Movie · Screenplay
A Blonde for a Night
Movie · Writer
Annapolis
Movie · Writer
Getting Gertie's Garter
Movie · Adaptation
Almost a Lady
Movie · Writer
The Nervous Wreck
Movie · Writer
Up in Mabel's Room
Movie · Screenplay
The Winner
Movie · Story
The Midshipman
Movie · Writer
Madame Behave
Movie · Screenplay
Welcome Home
Movie · Writer
The Million Dollar Handicap
Movie · Adaptation
Charley's Aunt
Movie · Adaptation
Reckless Romance
Movie · Writer
The Light That Failed
Movie · Adaptation, Screenplay
Her Temporary Husband
Movie · Writer
Everyman's Price
Movie · Writer
Oliver Twist, Jr.
Movie · Story
The Common Sin
Movie · Writer
The Phantom Melody
Movie · Writer
The Pagan God
Movie · Writer
The End of the Game
Movie · Writer
His Divorced Wife
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Man Who Turned White
Movie · Story
Modern Love
Movie · Scenario Writer
$5,000 Reward
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Bride's Awakening
Movie · Writer
The Velvet Hand
Movie · Writer
The Empty Cab
Movie · Writer
Playthings
Movie · Scenario Writer
A Burglar for a Night
Movie · Story
American Methods
Movie · Writer
Even as You and I
Movie · Story
The Flame of Youth
Movie · Story
High Finance
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Iron Hand
Movie · Writer
A Stranger from Somewhere
Movie · Writer, Scenario Writer
The Silent Battle
Movie · Screenplay, Scenario Writer
The Gay Lord Waring
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Pool of Flame
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Devil's Bondwoman
Movie · Story
The Way of the World
Movie · Screenplay
The Beckoning Trail
Movie · Writer
The Whirlpool of Destiny
Movie · Story, Writer
The Quest
Movie · Scenario Writer, Story
The Road to Paradise
Movie · Scenario Writer
The Burden Bearer
Movie · Writer
Business Is Business
Movie · Adaptation
Regeneration
Movie · Story
The Den of Thieves
Movie · Scenario Writer