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Marion Davies (Marion Cecelia Douras)
actress
Born: 1/3/1897
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Comic actress whose career bridged the silent era and the emergence of “ talkies,” and was continuously promoted by her long-time lover, the publisher William Randolph Hearst. Davies originally followed her sisters into Vaudeville, but then went on to appear in more than 50 films, including Peg o' My Heart (1933) and The Cardboard Lover (1928). Hearst's life with Davies is ostensibly the basis for Orson Welles' film, Citizen Kane (1941). Died: 9/22/1961
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- Show People (1928) - Starring William Haines, Marion Davies, Dell Henderson, Tenen Holtz, Paul Ralli
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- Going Hollywood (1933) - Starring Marion Davies, Bing Crosby
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