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    Marion Davies

    American actress, producer, screenwriter and socialite

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    Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.

  2. Marion Davies. Actress: Little Old New York. Marion Davies was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era and into the 1930s. Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897, the daughter of Rose (Reilly) and Bernard J. Douras, a lawyer and judge. Her parents were both of Irish descent.

  3. May 29, 2024 · Marion Davies (born January 3, 1897, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died September 22, 1961, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who was more renowned for her 34-year relationship with publishing giant William Randolph Hearst than for her performance career.

  4. May 11, 2022 · One of the silent era's most popular Hollywood actresses, Marion Davies was turned into a punchline when many assumed a talentless social climber in "Citizen Kane" was based on her. The actress went from a convent to Hollywood to infamy.

  5. Marion Davies was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era and into the 1930s. Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897, the daughter of Rose (Reilly) and Bernard J. Douras, a lawyer and judge.

  6. Feb 14, 2021 · Inside the scandal-fueled life of actress Marion Davies, who bedded Charlie Chaplin and 'bore a love child' with William Randolph Hearst.

  7. Marion Davies was the stage name of Marion Cecilia Douras, born in Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She was the youngest of five children born to Bernard and Rose Douras.

  8. Sep 24, 2015 · Thanks to Orson Welles’ groundbreaking 1941 epic Citizen Kane, the showgirl-turned-actress Marion Davies is enshrined in memory as the gorgeous but embarrassingly untalented mistress of...

  9. Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl.

  10. Marion Davies was well-known throughout the industry as a philanthropist who donated to many causes, put countless children through school and paid the hospital bills of those who needed help.

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