Agnes Parsons Explained

Agnes Parsons
Birth Name:	Jenny Lind Parsons
Birth Date:	January 4, 1884
Birth Place:	Burlington, Iowa, USA
Death Date:	December 7, 1970
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation:	Screenwriter
Years Active:	1920-1927

Agnes Parsons (born Jenny Parsons) was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era. She also taught and wrote about writing after she stopped writing for the silver screen.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Agnes was born in Burlington, Iowa, to William Parsons and Grace Priddy.^[3] She moved to Oregon as a young woman before moving to Los Angeles. By 1917, she was working as a scenario writer for Cecil B. deMille's studio, although she wasn't credited on her earliest scripts. Her first known credit was on 1920's The Crucifix of Destiny. After she stopped writing screenplays in the early 1930s, she worked as a teacher. Agnes died on December 7, 1970, in Los Angeles.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Jewels of Desire (1927)
• Josselyn's Wife (1926)
• Wreckage (1925)
• Vengeance of the Deep (1923)
• The Fast Mail (1922)
• Chain Lightning (1922)
• Riding with Death (1921)
• Rip Van Winkle (1921)
• The Crucifix of Destiny (1920)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leroy. Gustave. 4 Jul 1937. Story Technique Described by Expert. 2019-01-23. The Los Angeles Times. en.
2. Web site: Mexico Topic of Art Group. 2019-01-23. The Los Angeles Times. en.
3. Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1919; Page: 234
4. Web site: 10 Dec 1970. Obituaries: Agnes Parsons. 2020-08-23. Progress Bulletin. en.