Biography
William Marien Conselman (July 10, 1896 – May 25, 1940) was an American screenwriter who also wrote newspaper comic strips under his Bill Conselman byline and sometimes under the pseudonym Frank Smiley. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Conselman arrived on the West Coast in 1920 and joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times as the assistant city editor. His play And Then What, staged by the San Diego Players, opened November 6, 1923 at Balboa Park's Yorick Theater.
Between 1921 and 1940, he was a screenwriter on more than 50 films. By 1936, he had an annual income of more than $60,000. In Hollywood, he often collaborated with writer Jack Woodford. Conselman was also a lyricist, and in 1928, he directed the film Four A.M.
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Filmography
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If I Had My Way (1940)
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That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
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East Side of Heaven (1939)
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So This Is London (1939)
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
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Keep Smiling (1938)
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That I May Live (1937)
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Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
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The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
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On the Avenue (1937)
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Stowaway (1936)
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Pigskin Parade (1936)
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Private Number (1936)
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The Virginia Judge (1935)
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Curly Top (1935)
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Doubting Thomas (1935)
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$10 Raise (1935)
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Life Begins at Forty (1935)
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The Little Colonel (1935)
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Bright Eyes (1934)
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Music in the Air (1934)
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365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
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Love Time (1934)
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Handy Andy (1934)
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Baby Take a Bow (1934)
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She Learned About Sailors (1934)
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The World Moves On (1934)
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I Believed in You (1934)
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George White's Scandals (1934)
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Orient Express (1934)
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Frontier Marshal (1934)
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Jimmy and Sally (1933)
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The Mad Game (1933)
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Arizona to Broadway (1933)
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Broadway Bad (1933)
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Too Busy to Work (1932)
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Rackety Rax (1932)
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Week Ends Only (1932)
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Young America (1932)
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Amateur Daddy (1932)
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Business and Pleasure (1932)
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Heartbreak (1931)
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Young Sinners (1931)
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Six Cylinder Love (1931)
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A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
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Three Rogues (1931)
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Whoopee! (1930)
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Love Among the Millionaires (1930)
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Red Hot Rhythm (1929)
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The Way of the Strong (1928)
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Why Sailors Go Wrong (1928)
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Dressed to Kill (1928)
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High School Hero (1927)
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The Gay Retreat (1927)
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Paid to Love (1927)
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Slaves of Beauty (1927)
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The Canyon of Light (1926)
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Whispering Wires (1926)
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Into Her Kingdom (1926)
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Ella Cinders (1926)
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La Bohème (1926)
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Bright Lights (1925)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1896-07-10
Deathday1940-05-25 (43 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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