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Marion Davies was the mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Hearst used his influence and wealth to launch a film career for Davies. When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in ...
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The world of William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies was one of extravagant mansions, dazzling parties, celebrity friends and hangers-on, and million-dollar shopping trips to Europe, all bound together by a genuine love. Their affair lasted thirty-four years, ending only with Hearst’s death in 1951. In 1919, Hearst a
Mar 24, 2021 · Leading the nominations is Mank, David Fincher’s latest film about the writing of Citizen Kane. Its ten nominations include one for Amanda Seyfried, whose role as Marion Davies earned her a place in the Best Supporting Actress category. For many decades, Davies’ life has fascinated the public. The story of the chorus girl from Brooklyn who ...
Sep 27, 2022 · "Actor Marion Davies (1897–1961) may have lived ‘a life shrouded in mystery, rumor, and half-truths,’ but she was witty, talented, and loyal, according to this sparkling debut from film historian Gabrielle. . . . a breezy, colorful saga of Old Hollywood, full of showbiz picaresque, glamorous parties at Hearst’s San Simeon castle, and a touching romance between two flawed, magnetic ...
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Yet–until now–the real Marion Davies has remained largely hidden from view. With her “sparkling” debut biography, author Lara Gabrielle counters the public story in Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies. Through a decade of meticulous research, unprecedented access to archives around the world, and interviews with friends and ...
Sep 26, 2022 · One arresting photograph shows an elderly Marion on the presidential inaugural platform, a few chairs back from John F. Kennedy as he takes the oath of office in 1961. University of California Press. Davies’s last public appearance, at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in January 1961. She is circled, top left.
Apr 5, 2021 · The Hearst Estate, a grand Beverly Hills mansion once owned by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and actress Marion Davies, is back on the market for about $90 million.
