Timeline Marion Davies

American actress and comedian, a star of silent film and the companion of William Randolph Hearst.

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1897 Marion Davies born in Brooklyn Marion Davies is born in Brooklyn.
1916 Marion Davies in the Ziegfeld Follies She dances in the Follies.
1917 Marion Davies's film debut She makes her debut in Runaway Romany.
1918 Hearst founds Cosmopolitan Productions for Marion Davies William Randolph Hearst sets up a film company to make her a star.
1922 Marion Davies in When Knighthood Was in Flower The costly historical film is a hit.
1928 Marion Davies in Show People She shows her talent for comedy in King Vidor's film about Hollywood.
1928 Marion Davies in The Patsy She stars in another King Vidor comedy.
1932 Marion Davies founds a children's clinic She funds a children's clinic in Los Angeles.
1933 Marion Davies in Peg o' My Heart She stars in the romantic comedy.
1937 Marion Davies lends Hearst a million dollars She helps the near-bankrupt Hearst with her own money.
1937 Marion Davies retires She makes her last film, Ever Since Eve.
1951 Marion Davies marries Horace Brown After Hearst's death she marries sea captain Horace Brown.
1961 Marion Davies dies in Los Angeles Marion Davies dies aged 64.