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,...
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...
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).
Mar 24, 2021 · Marion Davies has long been associated with Citizen Kane. Though the redeeming qualities of Orson Welles’ masterpiece are nearly undisputed – many consider it the greatest film ever made – Citizen Kane has been very damaging to Marion Davies’ legacy.
