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F. McGrew Willis(1891-1957)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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F. McGrew Willis was born on 18 August 1891 in Pleasanton, Iowa, USA. F. McGrew was a writer and producer, known for The Quest (1915), Midshipman Jack (1933) and The Winner (1926). F. McGrew was married to Viola Barry and Theo Sadonna Emmons. F. McGrew died on 13 October 1957 in Menlo Park, California, USA.
BornAugust 18, 1891
DiedOctober 13, 1957(66)
BornAugust 18, 1891
DiedOctober 13, 1957(66)
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Known for

Margarita Fischer in The Quest (1915)
The Quest
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1915
Bruce Cabot in Midshipman Jack (1933)
Midshipman Jack
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1933
Lucille Hutton and Billy Sullivan in The Winner (1926)
The Winner
2.4
  • Writer
  • 1926
Marie Prevost in A Blonde for a Night (1928)
A Blonde for a Night
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1928

Credits

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Writer

  • Susan Hayward, Katharine Alexander, Charles Butterworth, Judy Canova, Jerry Colonna, and Bob Crosby in Sis Hopkins (1941)
    Sis Hopkins
    5.9
    • story
    • 1941
  • Jack La Rue and Sandra Storme in Murder in Soho (1939)
    Murder in Soho
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Premiere
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Clothes and the Woman
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Let's Make a Night of It (1937)
    Let's Make a Night of It
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • 1937
  • You Must Get Married
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Tobin in The Man in the Mirror (1936)
    The Man in the Mirror
    6.1
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 1936
  • Manhattan Butterfly
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Frances Dee and Walter Huston in Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
    Keep 'Em Rolling
    6.2
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Claude Gillingwater, Edwin Maxwell, Peggy Shannon, and Maude Truax in Back Page (1933)
    Back Page
    6.1
    • dialogue
    • 1933
  • Sue Carol and Jack Mulhall in Secret Sinners (1933)
    Secret Sinners
    4.7
    • story and dialogue
    • 1933
  • Bruce Cabot in Midshipman Jack (1933)
    Midshipman Jack
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Phil Rosen, Maria Alba, Walter Byron, Claude King, Theodore von Eltz, and Claire Windsor in Kiss of Araby (1933)
    Kiss of Araby
    5.8
    • story
    • 1933
  • Al Bridge, Alma Chester, Adele Lacy, and Tom Tyler in When a Man Rides Alone (1933)
    When a Man Rides Alone
    5.5
    • story
    • 1933
  • Ruth Hall in The Gambling Sex (1932)
    The Gambling Sex
    5.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1932

Additional Crew

  • Alice White in Sweethearts on Parade (1930)
    Sweethearts on Parade
    7.4
    • supervisor
    • 1930
  • Tom Dugan, Elinor Fair, Ben Hendricks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Franklin Pangborn, and Tom Ricketts in My Friend from India (1927)
    My Friend from India
    6.5
    • supervisor
    • 1927
  • Harrison Ford, Kathryn McGuire, and Marie Prevost in The Girl in the Pullman (1927)
    The Girl in the Pullman
    7.5
    • supervisor
    • 1927
  • Marie Prevost in The Rush Hour (1927)
    The Rush Hour
    7.2
    • supervisor
    • 1927
  • Marie Prevost in The Night Bride (1927)
    The Night Bride
    • supervisor
    • 1927
  • Marie Prevost, Sally Rand, Charles Ray, and Fritzi Ridgeway in Pour la jarretière de Gertrude (1927)
    Pour la jarretière de Gertrude
    6.8
    • supervisor
    • 1927

Producer

  • Annapolis (1928)
    Annapolis
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Marie Prevost in A Blonde for a Night (1928)
    A Blonde for a Night
    5.8
    • supervising producer (credit only)
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Anthony F. McGrew Willis
  • Height
    • 1.80 m
  • Born
    • August 18, 1891
    • Pleasanton, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • October 13, 1957
    • Menlo Park, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Viola BarryJune 3, 1922 - October 13, 1957 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Collaborated with Walter Woods under the joint pseudonym Willis Woods.

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