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Anthony F. McGrew Willis, Frank McGrew Willis, Willis Woods
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1891-08-18
- event Death Date 1957-10-13
- school Known for: Writing
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- info Birth Place Pleasanton, Iowa, USA
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Regeneration
1914-02-27
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The Den of Thieves
1914-06-24
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Modern Love
1918-09-09
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The Quest
1915-03-22
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The Quest
1915-03-22
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The Iron Hand
1916-05-29
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The Midshipman
1925-10-04
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A Stranger from Somewhere
1916-11-13
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A Blonde for a Night
1928-02-25
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Murder in Soho
1939-02-01
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Almost a Lady
1926-09-27
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The Pagan God
1919-08-04
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Madame Behave
1925-12-06
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A Blonde for a Night
1928-02-25
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Meet the Wife
1931-04-16
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The Nervous Wreck
1926-10-09
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$5,000 Reward
1918-05-25
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The Forty-Niners
1932-10-27
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Getting Gertie's Garter
1927-02-28
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Secret Sinners
1933-10-19
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Secret Sinners
1933-10-19
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Sis Hopkins
1941-04-12
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The Common Sin
1920-07-01
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Everyman's Price
1921-10-14
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Welcome Home
1925-05-17
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The Road to Paradise
1915-12-06
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Up in Mabel's Room
1926-06-20
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The Bride's Awakening
1918-01-01
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Annapolis
1928-11-18
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Annapolis
1928-11-18
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The Silent Battle
1916-07-24
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Keep 'Em Rolling
1934-03-02
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American Methods
1917-04-30
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Two Weeks Off
1929-05-11
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Twin Beds
1929-07-14
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Suicide Fleet
1931-11-20
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The Costello Case
1930-10-14
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The Costello Case
1930-10-14
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The Costello Case
1930-10-14
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The Man in the Mirror
1936-10-15
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Kiss of Araby
1933-04-21
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The Million Dollar Handicap
1925-02-07
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The Big Gamble
1931-09-04
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The Light That Failed
1923-10-25
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A Stranger from Somewhere
1916-11-13
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The Silent Battle
1916-07-24
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Midshipman Jack
1933-09-22
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Even as You and I
1917-04-01
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The Gay Lord Waring
1916-04-24
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The Pool of Flame
1916-08-21
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Reckless Romance
1924-11-09
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The Velvet Hand
1918-09-30
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The Devil's Bondwoman
1916-11-20
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The Empty Cab
1918-07-06
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The Way of the World
1916-07-03
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The Phantom Melody
1920-01-27
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The Gambling Sex
1932-11-21
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The Beckoning Trail
1916-08-21
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The Whirlpool of Destiny
1916-09-10
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The Whirlpool of Destiny
1916-09-10
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The Light That Failed
1923-10-25
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The Flame of Youth
1917-06-18
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When a Man Rides Alone
1933-01-14
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The End of the Game
1919-03-24
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Premiere
1938-01-20