Marion Cecilia (Douras) Davies (1897 - 1961)

Born 3 Jan 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Horace G. Brown — married 31 Oct 1951 (to 22 Sep 1961) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1961 at age 64 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Marion (Douras) Davies is Notable.

Marion Davies was an American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.

Marion Cecilia Douras, born on January 3, 1897, in Brooklyn, New York, was the youngest of five children born to Bernard J. Douras (1857–1935), a lawyer and judge in New York City; and Rose Reilly (1867–1928).^[1]

Her elder siblings included Rose, Reine, and Ethel. A brother, Charles, drowned at the age of 15 in 1906. His name was subsequently given to Davies' favorite nephew, screenwriter Charles Lederer, the son of Davies' sister Reine Davies.

Marion had a long term relationship with William Randolph Hearst, with whom she is alleged to have had daughter Patricia (Van Cleeve) Lake.

After Hearst's death, Marion married Horace G. Brown. The marriage lasted about ten years before she died of cancer.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W7N-XX5 : 11 February 2018), Marion Douras, 03 Jan 1897; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference 163 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,432.

See Also:

• Wikipedia contributors, "Marion Davies," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marion_Davies&oldid=729682656 (accessed August 2, 2016).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257/marion-davies: accessed 11 November 2022), memorial page for Marion Davies (3 Jan 1897–22 Sep 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 257, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .