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Marvin Breckinridge

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

October 5, 1905(97)

Day of Death

December 11, 2002

Place of Birth

New York, New York

Also Known As

Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson

Marvin Breckinridge

Directing

Biography

Vassar graduate Marvin Breckinridge was a self-taught filmmaker. Best known for the documentary called "The Forgotten Frontier" about the Frontier Nursing Service (founded by her cousin, Mary Breckinridge). Breckinridge went on to a distinguished career in photojournalism and broadcast reporting. When World War II broke out, she became the first woman foreign correspondent to join the staff of a radio network (CBS).