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Marion Davies (1897–1961)


Marion Davies, born Marion Cecilea Douras on January 3, 1897, was one of the great comedic actresses of the silent era and into the 30's. She began as a chorus girl in New York, first in the pony follies and later in the Ziegfield Follies. Her stage name came when she and her family passed the Davies Insurance Building... See full bio »

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Known For


Filmography

Hide HideActress (48 titles)
1937 Ever Since Eve
Miss Marjorie 'Marge' Winton, aka Sadie Day
 
1936 Hearts Divided
Elizabeth Patterson
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
Loretta Dalrymple, aka Miss Dawn Glory
 
1934 Operator 13
Gail Loveless
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Sylvia Bruce
 
1932 Blondie of the Follies
Blondie
 
1932 Polly of the Circus
Pauline 'Polly' Fisher
 
1931 Five and Ten
Jennifer Rarick
 
1931 It's a Wise Child
Joyce Stanton
 
1931 The Bachelor Father
Antoinette 'Tony' Flagg
 
1930 The Florodora Girl
Daisy Dell
 
1929/I Marianne
Marianne 'Blondy'
 
1929/II Marianne
Marianne
 
1928 The Cardboard Lover
Sally
 
1928 The Five O'Clock Girl
Patricia Brown
 
1927 The Fair Co-Ed
Marion
 
1927 Tillie the Toiler
Tillie Jones
 
1927 The Red Mill
Tina
 
1926 Beverly of Graustark
Beverly Calhoun
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Crowd Extra in Chariot Race (uncredited)
 
1925 Lights of Old Broadway
Fely/Anne
 
1925 Zander the Great
Mamie Smith
 
1924 Janice Meredith
Janice Maredith
 
1924 Yolanda
Princess Mary/Yolanda
 
1923 The Pilgrim
Congregation Member (uncredited)
 
1923 Adam and Eva
Eva King
 
1922 The Young Diana
Diana May
 
1922 Bride's Play
Enid of Cashel/Aileen Barrett
 
1921 Enchantment
Ethel Hoyt
 
1921 Buried Treasure
Pauline Vandermuellen
 
1920 The Restless Sex
Stephanie Cleland
 
1920 April Folly
April Poole
 
1919 The Cinema Murder
Elizabeth Dalston
 
1919 The Dark Star
Rue Carew
 
1919 Getting Mary Married
Mary
 
1919 The Belle of New York
Violet Gray
 
1918 The Burden of Proof
Elaine Brooks
 
1918 Cecilia of the Pink Roses
Cecilia
 
1917 Runaway, Romany
Romany
 
Show ShowProducer (15 titles)
1936 Hearts Divided (producer - uncredited)
 
1935 Page Miss Glory (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Blondie of the Follies (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Polly of the Circus (producer)
 
1931 Five and Ten (producer)
 
1931 It's a Wise Child (producer)
 
1931 The Bachelor Father (producer)
 
1930 The Florodora Girl (producer)
 
1930 Not So Dumb (producer)
 
1929/I Marianne (producer)
 
1928 Show People (producer)
 
1928 The Cardboard Lover (executive producer)
 
1928 The Patsy (producer)
 
1927 Quality Street (producer)
 
1919 Getting Mary Married (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (9 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1936 Cain and Mabel (performer: "Coney Island" - uncredited)
 
1936 Hearts Divided ("My Kingdom for a Kiss" - uncredited)
 
1934 Operator 13 (performer: "Once In a Lifetime" 1934, "The Colonel, Major and the Captain" 1934)
 
1933 Going Hollywood (performer: "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines" 1933 / "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines" 1933, "Cinderella's Fella" 1933)
 
1933 Peg o' My Heart (performer: "I'll Remember Only You", "Sweetheart Darlin'")
 
1930 The Florodora Girl (performer: "Pass the Beer and Pretzels" 1930 - uncredited, "In the Good Old Summertime" 1902 - uncredited, "A Hot Time in the Old Town" 1896 - uncredited, "Little Annie Rooney" 1890 - uncredited, "Obadiah Swing Me Just a Little Bit Higher" - uncredited, "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" 1899 - uncredited)
 
1929/I Marianne (performer: "Louise 1929" - uncredited / "Marianne" - uncredited, "Just You, Just Me" - uncredited, "Oo-La-La" - uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "Tommy Atkins on Parade" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1917 Runaway, Romany
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (short)
Herself, at Premiere
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Herself
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Herself
 
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 23 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1920 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 15 (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Blondie McClune
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Herself (1951 audiotape interview) (uncredited)
 
1996 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)
 
1983 Zelig
Herself (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actress in 'The Red Mill'
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1920) Stage: Appeared in "Ed Wynn's Carnival" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music / Book / Lyrics by Ed Wynn. Musical Director: Antonio Bafunno. Music orchestrated by Stephen Jones and Frank Saddler. Featuring songs by Alfred Bryan, Alex Sullivan, Walter Donaldson, William Eckstein, Chris Smith, Lou Handman, Ray Miller, Raymond Klages, Billy Fazioli, Ring Hager, Tom Brown and Clarence Seena. Featuring songs with lyrics by Alfred Bryan, Gene Buck, Grant Clarke, Alex Sullivan, Ray Miller, Fred Fisher, Raymond Klages, Billy Fazioli, Ring Hager and Clarence Seena. Directed by Ned Wayburn. New Amsterdam Theatre (moved to The Selwyn Theatre from 21 Jun 1920- close): 5 Apr 1920-14 Aug 1920 (150 performances). Cast: Earl Benham, Jane Bowen, Violet Bristow, Joan Butlin, Elizabeth Chatterton, Catherine Doyle, Ursula Dale, Dorothy Deane, Lillian Durkin, Carolyn Erwin, Orville Fisher, Lillian Fitzgerald, Evan Burrows Fontaine, Ida Gerber, Ann Greenway, Bess Hoban, Sadie Howe, Trixie Jennery, Olga Kale, Gladys Lee, Richie Ling, Beulah McFarland, The Meyakos, Simeon Moore, Florence Quarters, Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys, Henry Regal, Frank Ridge, Ted Roberts, Edith Rook, Herbert Russell, Fay West, Arthur Williams, Dade Winlack, Lillian Wood, Ed Wynn, Carol Young. Produced by B.C. Whitney. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Marion Davis

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[upon seeing Gloria Swanson's performance in Sunset Blvd.] None of us floozies was ever that zonked! See more »

Trivia:

Is portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in The Cat's Meow, by Melanie Griffith in RKO 281, by Virginia Madsen in The Hearst and Davies Affair and by Heather McNair in Chaplin See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn