Biography marion davies book

American actress (1897–1961)

For the 18th-century English musician, see Marianne Davies.

For the British figure skater, see Marion Davies (figure skater).

Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras;^[a] January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.

Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl. As a teenager, she appeared in several Broadway musicals and one film, Runaway Romany (1917).

One of the most striking qualities of Captain of her Soul is how the author powerfully portrays the actress's spirit through the pages.

In this detailed biography of film star Marion Davies (nee Douras) who was in so many ways created by and for William Randolph Hearst.

The comprehensive critical biography of silent-screen star Marion Davies, who fittingly referred to herself as the captain of my soul.

The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of America's richest men.

With her “sparkling” debut biography, author Lara Gabrielle counters the public story in Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies.

She soon became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing in the 1916 Follies, the nineteen-year-old Marion met the fifty-three-year-old newspaper tycoon, William Randolph Hearst, and became his mistress.

Hearst took over management of Davies' career and promoted her as a film actress.^[1][2]

Hearst financed Davies’ pictures and promoted her career extensively in his newspapers and Hearst newsreels.

He founded Cosmopol