Marin was born in
Jersey City, New Jersey, and died in
Los Angeles, California. He studied at the
University of Pennsylvania and broke into the industry as an assistant director at Paramount-Famous Players Studio on
Long Island. He came to Hollywood in 1926 and worked as an assistant director at First National. He started directing in 1932 for Universal. He was under contract to
MGM from 1934 to 1941. In December 1940 he married Ann Morriss, an actress under contract to MGM. In November 1944 he signed a contract with RKO to make two films a year for two years starting with
Johnny Angel with George Raft. It was a hit. Beginning with
Abilene Town (1946), he made several Westerns starring
Randolph Scott. When he died he was under contract to
Warner Bros. He died in Cedars Lebannon after a three week illness, aged 50 years old. ==Personal life==