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name: "Marion Clayton Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marion-clayton-anderson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1907"
died: "31 August 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T22:40:56.912000+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marion Clayton Anderson

Actor. Born 9 February 1907 in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. Died 31 August 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1907, Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
- **Died:** 31 August 1994
- **Active:** 1934–1935
- **Also known as:** Marian Clayton Anderson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1271202

## Biography

Marion Clayton Anderson (also credited as Marian Clayton Anderson) was a Canadian actress, director and production manager. She was born on 9 February 1907 in Kimberley, British Columbia, and died on 31 August 1994 in Monterey, California.

Her film acting credits include an uncredited role in *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1930), Bella Hedley in *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Mary Ellison in *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), and several other uncredited or supporting parts in the early 1930s. She later directed *The Crowning Experience* (1960) and worked as production supervisor on *Freedom* (1957). She also appeared on stage, including in a  Los Angeles production of *The Imaginary Invalid*.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), Fi1m 83, as Mary Ellison — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Fi1m 72, as Bella Hedley — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Crowning Experience* (1960), Director
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935), as Mary Ellison — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty.md)
- *I Live My Life* (1935), as Lois (Uncredited)
- *The Little Minister* (1934), as Mrs. McClarity
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), as Bella Hedley — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1930), as Anna Bäumer (uncredited)

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