Marion Davies Death
Marion passed away on September 22, 1961 at the age of 64 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Marion's cause of death was stomach cancer.
When did Marion Davies die?
September 22, 1961How did Marion Davies die? What was the cause of death?
Stomach cancerHow old was Marion Davies when died?
64Where did Marion Davies die? What was the location of death?
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Marion Davies Birthday and Date of Death
Marion Davies was born on January 3, 1897 and died on September 22, 1961. Marion was 64 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 3, 1897
Date of Death: September 22, 1961
Age at Death: 64
Is Marion Davies's father, Herbert Douras, dead or alive?
Herbert Douras's information is not available now.
Is Marion Davies's mother, Rose Reilly, dead or alive?
Rose Reilly's information is not available now.
Marion Davies's sisters :
Marion has 3 sisters:Marion Davies's sister, Rose, is still alive and kicking at the age of 44. She is Indian and has had a career as a talk show host, radio jockey, politician.
- Ethel
- Reine Davies
Marion Davies's brother :
- Charles
Marion Davies - Biography
Marion Davies was an American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Davies had appeared in several Broadway musicals and one film, Runaway Romany (1917) before newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst financed Davies' pictures and promoted her heavily through his newspapers and Hearst Newsreels. He founded Cosmopolitan Pictures to produce her films. Hearst preferred to see her in historical dramas, but her real talent was in comedy. For this reason, Davies is often remembered today as Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's yacht when one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died.
Davies was born Marion Cecilia Elizabeth Brooklyn Douras on January 3, 1897, in Brooklyn, the youngest of five children born to Bernard J. Douras (1857–1935), a lawyer and judge in New York City; and Rose Reilly (1867–1928). Her father performed the civil marriage of Gloria Gould Bishop. She had three older sisters, Ethel, Rose, and Reine. An older brother, Charles, drowned at the age of 15 in 1906. His name was subsequently given to Davies' favorite nephew, screenwriter Charles Lederer, the son of Davies' sister Reine Davies.
In November 1924, Davies was among those aboard Hearst's luxury yacht Oneida for a weekend party that resulted in the death of film producer Thomas Ince. Rumors have endured since then that Davies had an alleged relationship with fellow-guest Charlie Chaplin, and that Hearst mistook Ince for Chaplin and shot him out of jealousy. There has never been any evidence to support the rumors.
Eleven weeks and one day after Hearst's death, Davies married Horace Brown on October 31, 1951, in Las Vegas. It was not a happy marriage. Davies filed for divorce twice, but neither was finalized, despite Brown admitting he treated her badly: "I'm a beast," he said. "I took him back. I don't know why," she explained. "I guess because he's standing right beside me, crying. Thank God we all have a sense of humor."
