Marion Davies
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Actressproducerscreenwriterphilanthropist
Personal Info
- Birth Place
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Marion Cecilia Douras[a]
January 3, 1897
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died September 22, 1961 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupations
Actressproducerscreenwriterphilanthropist
Years active 1914–1937
Spouse Horace G. Brown (m. 1951)
Partner William Randolph Hearst (1917–1951; his death)
Children Patricia Lake (acknowledged at Lake's death)
Relatives Rosemary Davies (sister)
Reine Davies (sister)
Charles Lederer (nephew)
Pepi Lederer (niece)
Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras;[a] January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left 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). She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and became his mistress. Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress.
January 3, 1897
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died September 22, 1961 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupations
Actressproducerscreenwriterphilanthropist
Years active 1914–1937
Spouse Horace G. Brown (m. 1951)
Partner William Randolph Hearst (1917–1951; his death)
Children Patricia Lake (acknowledged at Lake's death)
Relatives Rosemary Davies (sister)
Reine Davies (sister)
Charles Lederer (nephew)
Pepi Lederer (niece)
Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras;[a] January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left 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). She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and became his mistress. Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress.
Life & Career Details
Born Marion Cecilia Douras[a]
January 3, 1897
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died September 22, 1961 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupations
Actressproducerscreenwriterphilanthropist
Years active 1914–1937
Spouse Horace G. Brown (m. 1951)
Partner William Randolph Hearst (1917–1951; his death)
Children Patricia Lake (acknowledged at Lake's death)
Relatives Rosemary Davies (sister)
Reine Davies (sister)
Charles Lederer (nephew)
Pepi Lederer (niece)
Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras;[a] January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left 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). She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and became his mistress. Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress.
January 3, 1897
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died September 22, 1961 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupations
Actressproducerscreenwriterphilanthropist
Years active 1914–1937
Spouse Horace G. Brown (m. 1951)
Partner William Randolph Hearst (1917–1951; his death)
Children Patricia Lake (acknowledged at Lake's death)
Relatives Rosemary Davies (sister)
Reine Davies (sister)
Charles Lederer (nephew)
Pepi Lederer (niece)
Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras;[a] January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left 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). She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and became his mistress. Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress.
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