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1. hearstcastle.org › profiles › marion-daviesMarion Davies - Hearst Castle

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   She founded the Marion Davies Children’s Clinic, now part of the UCLA Medical Center. In 1947, Davies and Hearst left San Simeon for the last time and moved to her home in Beverly Hills where Hearst died four years later. Davies died on September 22, 1961 from cancer and is interred in the Douras family crypt at Hollywood Memorial Park.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marion_DaviesMarion Davies - Wikipedia

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   That same year, a documentary film Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) premiered on Turner Classic Movies. In 2004, the story of William Randolph Hearst and Davies was made into a musical titled WR and Daisy, with book and lyrics by Robert and Phyllis White and music by Glenn Paxton. It was performed in 2004 by Theater West ...

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4. www.hollywoodreporter.com › lifestyle › lifestyleHearst Built Mistress Davies a Seaside Palace in 1922

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   Nov 7, 2019 · November 7, 2019 7:45am. ASSOCIATED PRESS - THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE. The love affair between Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst produced two masterpieces. One, Citizen Kane, whose plot ...

5. www.pbs.org › citizen-hearst-castle-san-simeonWilliam Randolph Hearst's Castle at San Simeon - PBS

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   Sep 3, 2021 · From the early 1920s until 1947, William Randolph Hearst lived in a castle on his family's San Simeon estate. The vast plot of land was originally purchased by his father George Hearst in 1865 ...

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6. www.courthousenews.com › the-confident-collectorThe ‘confident collector’: How William Randolph Hearst turned ...

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   Feb 16, 2024 · The heyday of the castle as a social gathering place for celebrities took place during the Roaring Twenties, when Hearst’s mistress, Marion Davies — an actress herself — served as a hostess to people like the Marx Brothers, Winston Churchill and Cary Grant.

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   Where did William Randolph Hearst Live?

   • For decades, William Randolph Hearst lived in a castle that he and architect Julia Morgan built on his vast estate in San Simeon, California. Hearst Castle exterior: front of the Casa Grande. Photo by Wim Wiskerke / Alamy Stock Photo From the early 1920s until 1947, William Randolph Hearst lived in a castle on his family's San Simeon estate.

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   How old was William Randolph Hearst when he died?

   • “We’ll come back, W.R., you’ll see,” she said. They never did. Hearst died in the Beverly Hills home in 1951 at 88 years old. For decades, William Randolph Hearst lived in a castle that he and architect Julia Morgan built on his vast estate in San Simeon, California.

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   How did Marion Davies help Hearst?

   • During the late thirties, hard times hit Hearst Corporation, and Marion gave Hearst a check for one million dollars to save the company from collapse. According to those who knew her, this selfless act was just one example of Marion’s character. She founded the Marion Davies Children’s Clinic, now part of the UCLA Medical Center.

   Marion Davies - Hearst Castle

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   How did people get to Hearst Castle?

   • Aerial view of Hearst Castle. Photo by Panoramic Images / Alamy Stock Photo. In the late 1920s, a first-time guest would travel overnight by train from Los Angeles, arriving at San Simeon in the early hours of the morning. Chauffeurs would then pick them up for the 90-minute drive, over rough dirt roads, to the castle.

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8. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1998/03/23Earthly Delights: Life at San Simeon | The New Yorker

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   Mar 15, 1998 · In 1947, Hearst’s health began to fail, and he moved with Marion from San Simeon to a mansion on eight acres in Beverly Hills. On August 13, 1951, Marion had gone to bed drunk and sedated. When ...