Marion Cecilia 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). 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 motion picture actress.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, March 31, 2021. 07 : 10.AM. Marion Davies - Actress, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profile : *Davies in the 1920s Born Marion Cecilia Douras, January 3, 1897, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died September 22, 1961 (aged 64), Hollywood, California, U.S. Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery Occupation - Actress, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist Years active 1914–1937 Spouse(s) Horace G. Brown ?(m. 1951)? Partner(s) William Randolph Hearst (1917–1951; his death) Relatives Rosemary Davies (sister) Reine Davies (sister) Charles Lederer (nephew) Pepi Lederer (niece) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Introduc
