Marion Davies

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Known For

Not So Dumb Dulcy

(1930)

Going Hollywood Sylvia Bruce

(1933)

Show People Peggy Pepper

(1928)

Quality Street Phoebe Throssel

(1927)

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Actress (51 credits)

1937 Ever Since Eve
Marge Winton

1936 Cain and Mabel
Mabel O'Dare

1936 Hearts Divided
Betsy Patterson

1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (Short)
Marion Davies (uncredited)

1935 Page Miss Glory
Loretta

1934 Operator 13
Gail Loveless

1933 Going Hollywood
Sylvia Bruce

1933 Peg o' My Heart
Margaret 'Peg' O'Connell

1932 Blondie of the Follies
Blondie

1932 Polly of the Circus
Polly

1931 The Christmas Party (Short)
Marion Davies (uncredited)

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

1930 Not So Dumb
Dulcy

1929/II Marianne
Marianne

1929/I Marianne
Marianne

1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Maron Davies

1928 The Five O'Clock Girl
Patricia Brown

1928 Show People
Peggy Pepper

1928 The Cardboard Lover
Sally

1928 The Patsy
Patricia Harrington

1927 Quality Street
Phoebe Throssel

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 Meredith

1924 Yolanda
Princess Mary / Yolanda

1923 Little Old New York
Patricia O'Day

1923 The Pilgrim
Congregation Member (uncredited)

1923 Adam and Eva
Eva King

1922 When Knighthood Was in Flower
Mary Tudor

1922 The Young Diana
Diana May

1922 Beauty's Worth
Prudence Cole

1922 The Bride's Play
Enid of Cashell / 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 Bussard

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

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Producer (16 credits)

1954 Meet the Family (TV Movie) (executive producer)

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 - uncredited)

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 - uncredited)

1928 The Cardboard Lover (executive producer)

1928 The Patsy (producer - uncredited)

1927 Quality Street (producer)

1919 Getting Mary Married (producer)

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Soundtrack (9 credits)

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), "The Colonel, Major and the Captain" (1934) - uncredited)

1933 Going Hollywood ("Cinderella's Fella" (1933), uncredited) / (performer: "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines" (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), "In the Good Old Summertime" (1902), "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1896), "Little Annie Rooney" (1890), "Obadiah (Swing Me Just a Little Bit Higher)", "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" (1899) - uncredited)

1929/I Marianne ("Marianne" (1929), "Just You, Just Me" (1929), uncredited) / (lyrics: "Oo-La-La-La-La" (1929) - uncredited) / (performer: "Oo-La-La-La-La" (1929), "Louise" (1929) - uncredited)

1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "Tommy Atkins on Parade" (1929) - uncredited)

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Writer (3 credits)

2013 Short and Spicy Skits from the Other Side of Hollywood: The Home Movies of William Randolph Hearst (Short)

1954 Meet the Family (TV Movie) (original story by)

1917 Runaway Romany

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Self (12 credits)

1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1936 Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (Documentary short)
Herself / Mabel O'Dare

1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (Documentary short)
Herself - Observer

1935 A Dream Comes True (Documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)

1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (Documentary short)
Herself

1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (Short)
Herself, at Premiere

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 2, No. 9-F (Documentary short)
Herself

1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 23 (Documentary short)
Herself

1920 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 15 (Documentary short)
Herself

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Archive footage (18 credits)

2016 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (Documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

2013 Short and Spicy Skits from the Other Side of Hollywood: The Home Movies of William Randolph Hearst (Short)
The Sole

2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (Video documentary short)
Blondie McClune

2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (1951 audiotape interview) (uncredited)

1996 American Experience (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) ... Herself

1995 The Casting Couch (Video documentary)

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Hollywood Revue of 1929' (uncredited)

1991 The Complete Citizen Kane (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1983 Zelig
Herself (uncredited)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Herself

- Single Beds and Double Standards (1980) ... Herself (uncredited)

1967 The Picture Theatre (TV Movie)

1965 The Love Goddesses (Documentary)
Herself

1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary)
Tina in 'The Red Mill'

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Herself

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1961 Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV Movie documentary)
Herself (uncredited)

1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)

- The Ziegfeld Touch (1961)

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Herself

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Ed Wynn's Carnival. Musical revue. Music by Ed Wynn. Book by Ed Wynn. 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 ... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Marion Davis

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When asked by a reporter about the opulent library of books in her Riverside Drive residence in Manhattan, Davies reportedly said, "I'll r-read all these when I'm an old woman.". See more »

Trivia:

Joseph Urban designed many of Davies' silent movies, specializing in everything from Art Deco to Gothic castles and interiors, utilizing his experience as a designer for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His work can be seen in surviving Davies films like The Restless Sex (1920), Enchantment (1921), The Bride's Play (1922), Beauty's Worth (1922), When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922), Little Old... See more »