Job Actress, film producer, screenwriter, philanthropist
Years active 1917-1937
Top Roles Congregation Member, Loretta Dalrymple, aka Miss Dawn Glory, Gail Loveless, Sylvia Bruce, Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell
Top GenresComedy, Romance, Drama, Silent Films, Musical, Historical
Top TopicsRomance (Comic), Mistaken Identity, Show Business
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), (Producer),
Shares birthday with Ray Milland, Anna May Wong, ZaSu Pitts  see more..

Marion Davies Overview:

Legendary actress, Marion Davies, was born Marion Cecelia Douras on Jan 3, 1897 in Brooklyn, NY. Davies died at the age of 64 on Sep 22, 1961 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.

MINI BIO:

Bright, chirpy, round-faced Hollywood blonde whose talent for comedy went largely unappreciated in its day because she was the mistress of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst whose money kept her in leading roles for 20 years. Nowadays critical opinion, looking objectively at Marion's career, seems to be that the fun-loving girl with the delightful stutter would probably have done very nicely without her protector. Died of cancer.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Marion Davies's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #13 on May 13, 1929. Davies was never nominated for an Academy Award.

BlogHub Articles:

Book Review : ‘Captain of Her Soul: The Life of ’ by Lara Gabrielle

By Virginie Pronovost on Dec 14, 2022 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Whenever I’m travelling, I enjoy the fact that I can visit and discover the wonders of whatever chosen destination and finally be able to take that time of the year to read a book. I used to be a much more avid reader when I was younger. Many factors, such as a passion for films, blog and maga... Read full article


Show People (1928): Laughs

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 27, 2022 From 4 Star Films

Some might recall one of the reasons given for Citizen Kane not actually being based on William Randolph Hearst is Welles’s assertion that was no washed-up actress being propped up by her influential husband. In fact, it’s easy to imagine Hearst being more like a Howard Hug... Read full article


Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars ? The Sparkling

By Lea Stans on May 19, 2022 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars ? The Sparkling One of the most well-known actresses of the 1920s screen, is one of the few silent stars whose personal life was not only inseperable from her career, but in more recent decades tended to overshadow it. But nowadays... Read full article


CAPTAIN OF HER SOUL: The Life of . UC Press, 2022

By Lara on Sep 29, 2020 From Backlots

In November of 2013, I took a trip to the Margaret Herrick Library for the first time, in search of material on for a prospective book. The form the book would take, if any at all, was unknown. But I was determined to start the process, and despite the fact none of the names encountere... Read full article


’ 121st birthday

By Lara on Jan 3, 2018 From Backlots

was born on this date in 1897. She and her nephew, the screenwriter Charles Lederer, always celebrated their birthdays together on New Year’s Day (Lederer was born on December 31), but January 3 was the actual date of her birth. January of 1897 is one of the warmest Januarys on r... Read full article


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Marion Davies Quotes:

Bertram 'Berry' Rhodes: What kind of woman are you to make a man forget his fiancée?
Jennifer Rarick: What kind of man are you to make a woman forget a man's fiancée?


Captain Jack Gailliard C.S.A.: You know, Lucille, some day that snoopy little nose of yours is gonna lead you right into trouble.
Gail Loveless: No, sir, but if it do, these feet of mine are gonna get me right out.
[laughs]


Loretta Dalrymple, aka Miss Dawn Glory: [Last Lines]
[said while the plane they are in is doing loops]
Loretta Dalrymple, aka Miss Dawn Glory: Now, loop me, Bingo!
Bingo Nelson: Hold on, honey.
Loretta Dalrymple, aka Miss Dawn Glory: Ooh! I've found my dream man and I've never been so h-h-happy in all my life.


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Marion Davies Facts
Her tomb at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is often overlooked though it is an imposing structure. It is a miniature Greek temple, which is appropriate since she was of Greek heritage, on the east side of the lake very close to the grave of Tyrone Power. Her family name of Douras appears over the doorway.

The character of Susan Alexander Kane played by Dorothy Comingore in Citizen Kane (1941) was based on her. She liked to do puzzles and this hobby was incorporated into the character.

Profiled in book "Funny Ladies" by Stephen Silverman. [1999]

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