Background
Her first screen experience came at the age of four when she was shown in her mother"s arms in a crowd which was welcoming British dignitaries.
Her first screen experience came at the age of four when she was shown in her mother"s arms in a crowd which was welcoming British dignitaries.
In Australia Gregory was known as the child wonder of the vaudeville stage. She was first signed in Hollywood for ingenue roles by Universal Pictures in 1921. She also worked for Hal Roach Studios and First National Pictures.
In all she spent five years in comic roles before going into dramatic work.
By 1924 she was the leading lady of the Independent Pictures Corporation. She was a Wampas Baby Star of 1925.
Gregory"s film career started with comedy shorts like The Bulletin Thrower (1920), Lion"s Jaws and Kitten"s Paws (1920), and The Whizbang (1921). After completing The Calgary Stampede (1925) and The Chip of the Flying U (1926), with Hoot Gibson, she was promoted to leading lady for Jack Hoxie, for two movies.
He suggested a new name which combined the syllables of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
lieutenant was Marian Douglas. Her first film using the new name was The Shepherd of the Hills (1928). She took steps to become an American citizen beginning in October 1927.
Gregory continued to make movies as Marion Douglas until 1931.
Her final films are Twisted Tales (1931), Three Wise Clucks (1931), Aloha (1931), and Beach Pajamas (1931).