Marion Davies

A rising star in the Ziegfeld Follies, Marion Davies must navigate the intoxicating lure of fame and a passionate affair with powerful newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst while fighting to control her own destiny in Hollywood.

Born

June 23, 1897

Died

Sep 22, 1961

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Actress
Producer
Writer

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In short · Acted for three decades — 46 credits.

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Biography

Marion Davies was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist who began her career as a chorus girl. Educated in a religious convent, she left to pursue stage work, appearing in several Broadway musicals and making a brief film appearance in *Runaway Romany* (1917). She became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies and met newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst during the 1916 Follies. At nineteen, she became Hearst's mistress, and he took control of her career, promoting her as a film actress.

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