Marian Ainslee’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Marian Ainslee (1896 – 1966) was an American screenwriter and researcher active during Hollywood’s silent era. She often co-wrote titles in silent films with Ruth Cummings.

Biography

Marian Ainslee was born in Marceline, Missouri, on January 5, 1896. Her first job out of school was as a newspaper reporter in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she interviewed politicians. Discouraged by salaries she encountered in journalism, she decided to move to Hollywood and give screenwriting a try.

After getting her start as a script clerk, Ainslee became one of MGM’s top title writers during the 1920s and early 1930s, linked closely to Irving Thalburg. When Thalburg died, she briefly retired from screenwriting; in 1938, she signed with RKO and wrote Carefree. According to one estimation, she titled as many as 200 films during her time in the business. She was married to Albert Coonley, a newspaper artist; they appear to have been divorced by the time of his death in 1941.

Selected filmography

• Carefree (1938)
• What Every Woman Knows (1934)
• Queen Kelly (1932)
• The Kiss (1929)
• Our Modern Maidens (1929)
• Hallelujah (1929)
• The Single Standard (1929)
• Wonder of Woman (1929)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929)
• Desert Nights (1929)
• Wild Orchids (1929)
• A Woman of Affairs (1928)
• Dream of Love (1928)
• The Masks of the Devil (1928)
• Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
• The Mysterious Lady (1928)
• A Certain Young Woman (1928)
• Love (1927)
• In Old Kentucky (1927)
• Quality Street (1927)
• Foreign Devils (1927)
• Annie Laurie (1927)
• California (1927)
• Lovers? (1927)
• Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
• Flesh and the Devil (1926)
• The Temptress (1926)
• The Tower of Lies (1925)
• The Merry Widow (1925)
• Secrets of the Night (1924)
• He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
• A Lady of Quality (1924)
• Foolish Wives (1922)
• The Duke of Chimney Butte (1921)