Marshall Neilan

Birth Name:

Marshall Ambrose Neilan

Birth Place:

San Bernardino, California, United States

Profession

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack, Assistant director

In 1940, he received the Directors Guild of America Honorary Life Member Award
In 1955, he was the recipient of The George Eastman Award
In 1922, he got married to screen actress Blanche Sweet
Was the father of screenwriter and editor Marshall Neilan Jr
Before becoming an actor, he worked as a driver of Biograph Studios executives
Got his big break when, as a car salesman, he taught director Allan Dwan how to drive
In 1919, he was one of the co-founders of the Associated Producers, Inc

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