Marion Davies

The actress Marion Davies is getting an all-day marathon on TCM. If you dig old-school movies, both silent and talkies, today's a good day to tune into TCM. The channel is running a 24-hour marathon of Marion Davies pictures, running up to their hour-long original documentary The True Story of Marion Davies . From an article at examiner.com: While today's Marion Davies schedule consists of predominately her later movies, the talkies from the 30's, TCM does wisely schedule two of her most beloved silent films in the prime time slot, with "Show People" on at 8 and "The Patsy" following at 9:30, both directed ... Read Full Story

(click image to enlarge) Who? Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 - September 23, 1961) was an American actress best known as the longtime mistress of newspaper publisher, sometime politician, and dachshund lover William Randolph Hearst. Davies, born Marion Cecilea Douras, was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era and into the 30's. She began as a chorus girl in New York, first in the pony follies and later in the Ziegfield Follies. Her stage name came when she and her family passed the Davies Insurance Building. One of her sisters called out "Davies!!! That shall be my stage name," and the ... Read Full Story

Noted Actress Returns From European Visit: Marion Davies, well known actress, shown on board the S.S. Bremen as she arrived in New York today, September 27th, after an extended visit to Europe. Related: Dachshunds in Pop Culture: Marion Davies Read Full Story

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