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Sep 26, 2022 · Marion Davies on Her Own Terms. A new biography of the famous actress reveals her to be far more than the mistress of William Randolph Hearst. By Will Hearst Published: Sep 26, 2022. t isn’t every day you are asked to review the biography of your grandfather’s mistress. Time tends to soften the intensity of family wounds.
Mar 12, 1977 · Marion Davies (1897–1961) was a major American film star of the 1920s and 1930s, helped by her friend, publishing and real estate tycoon, art collector and film producer William Randolph Hearst. He would supervise most of the forty-five films she made as she became the richest actress of her time.
Jan 3, 2016 · From Wikipedia Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film comedienne when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career.
Jul 6, 2017 · Marion Davies, long-time companion of one of the richest and most influential men in the 20th century William Randolph Hearst, was much maligned as a “party girl” after parallels were drawn of ...
Feb 4, 2023 · A producer, philanthropist and vivacious screen presence, Marion Davies was always more than popular myth allowed her to be. The lifelong companion of media mogul William Randolph Hearst, Davies never engaged the rumors and gossip that swirled around her until the fictional character of Susan Alexander in Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane cemented the image of her as a woman without merit, riding ...
Oct 27, 2022 · Hearst and Davies used to call the estate the Beach House, but the property is now known as the Annenberg Community Beach House and the Marion Davies Guest House, owned and operated by the City of ...
Dec 4, 2020 · Born Marion Cecilia Elizabeth Brooklyn Duras in 1897, the real-life Davies was the youngest of five children. Her father, Bernard Douras, was a lawyer and a judge, and Marion was sent away for a ...
