That's Entertainment! III
1994
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May 11, 2022 · By Marco Margaritoff | Edited By John Kuroski. Published May 11, 2022. Updated August 1, 2023. A member of the Ziegfeld Follies and a box office star in the 1920s, Marion Davies's legacy was overshadowed by her extramarital relationship with William Randolph Hearst. In the Roaring Twenties, Marion Davies was a superstar.
January 3, 1897 · Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. Died. September 22, 1961 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth name. Marion Cecelia Douras. Nicknames. Queen of the Screen. Mardie. Daisy. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. Marion Davies was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era and into the 1930s.
Feb 14, 2021 · Updated Feb. 14, 2021, 11:07 a.m. ET. The love story of Marion Davies (right) and publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst plays out in the new film "Mank," for which Amanda Seyfried (left,...
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. As a teenager, she appeared in several Broadway musicals and one film, Runaway Romany (1917).
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...
Marion Davies was the mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Hearst used his influence and wealth to launch a film career for Davies. Support Provided by: Learn More. Marion...
Mar 24, 2021 · Mank, Citizen Kane, and the True Legacy of Marion Davies. By Lara Gabrielle, author of forthcoming Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies. On March 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards. Leading the nominations is Mank, David Fincher’s latest film about the writing of ...
