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Marion Davies (1897–1961)


Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (48 titles)
1937 Ever Since Eve
Marge Winton
 
1936 Hearts Divided
Betsy Patterson
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
Loretta
 
1934 Operator 13
Gail Loveless
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Sylvia Bruce
 
1932 Blondie of the Follies
Blondie
 
1932 Polly of the Circus
Polly
 
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
 
1930 Not So Dumb
Dulcy
 
1929/I Marianne
Marianne
 
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
Chariot Race Spectator (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 Adam and Eva
Eva King
 
1923 The Pilgrim (short)
Congregation Member (uncredited)
 
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 - uncredited)
 
1930 Not So Dumb (producer - uncredited)
 
1929/I Marianne (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Show People (producer)
 
1928 The Cardboard Lover (executive producer)
 
1928 The Patsy (producer - uncredited)
 
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" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1936 Hearts Divided (performer: "My Kingdom for a Kiss" 1936 - uncredited)
 
1934 Operator 13 (performer: "Once In a Lifetime" 1934 - uncredited, "The Colonel, Major and the Captain" 1934 - uncredited, "The Colonel, the Major and the Captain" 1934 - uncredited, "Once in a Lifetime" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1933 Going Hollywood (performer: "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines" 1933 - uncredited / "Cinderella's Fella" 1933 - uncredited)
 
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 (lyrics: "Oo-La-La-La-La" 1929 - uncredited / performer: "Oo-La-La-La-La" 1929 - uncredited, "Louise" 1929 - uncredited / "Marianne" 1929 - uncredited, "Just You, Just Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "Tommy Atkins on Parade" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
1936 Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (documentary short)
Herself
 
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
 
1926 Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 14 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 21 (documentary short)
 
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 (13 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)
Tina 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:

(1914). Stage Play: Chin Chin [A Modern Aladdin]. Musical/fantasy. Book by Anne Caldwell and R.H. Burnside. Lyrics by Anne Caldwell and James O'Dea. Music by Ivan Caryll. Musical Director: William E. MacQuinn. Directed by R.H. Burnside. Globe Theatre: 20 Oct 1914- 3 Jul 1915 (295 performances). Cast:... 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:

With me it was 5% talent and 95% publicity. See more »

Trivia:

Being the practical joker that she was, she once got President Calvin Coolidge drunk by feeding him wine and telling him it was fruit juice. See more »

Trademark:

Her offscreen stutter See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn