Marion Davies was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies left the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl. As a teenager, she appea
Beverly Estate
…Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California. The estate was designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann for banker Milton Getz and was the residence of actress Marion Davies and her partner William Randolph Hearst after his infirmity forced them to leave San Simeon. Several films have been shot on location there, including…
Davies in the 1920s
Davies and Forrest Stanley in When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922).
Marion Davies cover art from Picture-Play Magazine, 1926
During the Jazz Age, Hearst and Davies were known for the extravagant soirées they threw for Hollywood and political elites at Hearst Castle.