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-Marion Davies. From her humble days in Brooklyn to her rise to fame alongside press baron William Randolph Hearst, the public life story of Marion Davies plays like a modern fairy tale, shaped by gossip columnists, fan magazines, and biopics. Yet–until now–the real Marion Davies has remained largely hidden from view.
Marion Davies est une Actrice, Productrice américaine. Découvrez sa biographie, le détail de ses 9 ans de carrière et toute son actualité.
Marion Davies was the stage name of Marion Cecilia Douras, born in Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She was the youngest of five children born to Bernard and Rose Douras. Watching her sister achieve success in show business turned Marion's inclinations toward a career in drama early in her life. After leaving school
マリオン・デイヴィス （Marion Davies、1897年 1月3日 - 1961年 9月22日）は、アメリカ合衆国で1920年代から1930年代にかけて活躍した映画 女優。ニューヨーク州 ブルックリン出身。新聞王ウィリアム・ランドルフ・ハーストの愛人として知られる。
Lara Gabrielle is a writer, film researcher and teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently writing Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies, to be published by University of California Press in 2022.Lara’s research on Marion Davies has taken her all over the world, and she has spoken about Marion Davies at some of the world’s most respected classic film festivals.
1. She Was Hungry For More. Marion Davies was ambitious from the very beginning of her life. Born Marion Cecilia Elizabeth Brooklyn Douras to a middle-class family in Brooklyn, Marion and her sisters soon changed their name to “Davies” because it sounded more British, which they thought would help them gain entry into the upper echelons of New York society.
Marion Davies was born Marion Douras on January 3, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, to a judge and his wife. Her three older sisters, Rose, Reine and Ethel all changed their names to Davies and went on the stage, and Marion wanted to follow them. “I was surrounded by show business. I loved it. It was just like a fairy tale, and I was fascinated.”
