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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) is a silent film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office smash. Marshall Neilan, 1920 Marshall Ambrose Neilan (April 11, 1891 - October 27, 1958) was an important pioneer motion picture actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. ... Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is an American 1903 childrens classic novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. ... Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American childrens author and educator. ... Frances Marion Frances Marion (November 18, 1888 - May 12, 1973) was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century. ...
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was filmed in Pleasanton, California. Location of Pleasanton within Alameda County, California. ...
Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 â May 29, 1979) was an Oscar-winning Canadian-born motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists, known as Americas Sweetheart, Little Mary and the girl with the golden curls. ... Eugene OBrien (Birthname: Louis OâBrien b. ...