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    Marion Davies was the stage name of Marion Cecilia Douras, born in Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She was the youngest of five children born to Bernard and Rose Douras.

    Watching her sister achieve success in show business turned Marion’s inclinations toward a career in drama early in her life.

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  • After leaving school she became a model for the famous painters of the day. She assumed the stage name of Marion Davies and quickly established herself as a talented actress.

    By the time she first met William Randolph Hearst, she had already made a name for herself acting on Broadway.

    Between 1915 and 1917 she appeared in “Chin-Chin,” “Stop, Look and Listen,” “Ziegfeld Follies,” “Betty,” “Words and Music,” “Miss 1917,” and “Oh Boy.” Her first encounter with Hearst came while acting in the Ziegfeld Follies.

    Her brother-in-law George Lederer directed her first film, “Runaway Romany,”