Marion Davies - Silent Movies
by Chuck Staley
Title
Marion Davies - Silent Movies
Artist
Chuck Staley
Medium
Digital Art - Colorized Photo
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Silent comedienne Marion Davies made the transition to sound pictures with a bit of roughness, but still succeeded in a number of pictures that showed off her comedic skill. Backed by her lover, influential newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, she got to put out a number of pictures through MGM while spending her time on the weekends hosting lavish parties and being the social nexus of the most glamorous of the Hollywood set.
Davies eventually left MGM after Irving Thalberg refused to bow to Hearst’s pressure and allow her to star in Marie Antoinette over his wife, Norma Shearer. Davies’ career petered out and she took to working on charitable causes. Though some interpreted the character of Kane’s second wife, Susan, in Citizen Kane to be a play on Davies, even Orson Welles said that Davies was far more talented than Susan was.
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March 4th, 2024
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