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Whenever I’m travelling, I enjoy the fact that I can visit and discover the wonders of whatever chosen destination and finally be able to take that time of the year to read a book. I used to be a much more avid reader when I was younger. Many factors, such as a passion for films, blog and mag read more

Some might recall one of the reasons given for Citizen Kane not actually being based on William Randolph Hearst is Welles’s assertion that Marion Davies was no washed-up actress being propped up by her influential husband. In fact, it’s easy to imagine Hearst being more like a Howard Hu read more

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Sparkling Marion Davies One of the most well-known actresses of the 1920s screen, Marion Davies is one of the few silent stars whose personal life was not only inseperable from her career, but in more recent decades tended to overshadow it. But nowadays read more

In November of 2013, I took a trip to the Margaret Herrick Library for the first time, in search of material on Marion Davies for a prospective book. The form the book would take, if any at all, was unknown. But I was determined to start the process, and despite the fact none of the names encounter read more

Marion Davies was born on this date in 1897. She and her nephew, the screenwriter Charles Lederer, always celebrated their birthdays together on New Year’s Day (Lederer was born on December 31), but January 3 was the actual date of her birth. January of 1897 is one of the warmest Januarys on read more

While getting to know more about the work of Marion Davies, it became clear to me that I had to divide her work into two segments: silent films and sound films. This post deals with Marion's work in silent films. Let's cut to the chase: a HUGE thumbs up for Marion Davies' silent film body of wo read more

If you have Turner Classic Movies on your cable system, celebrate today; Carole Lombard would. That's because Aug. 29 is the day TCM is making Lombard's good friend Marion Davies its subject for 24 hours as part of its "Summer Under the Stars." (Lombard and Davies are shown with Douglas Fairbanks Sr read more

If you have Turner Classic Movies on your cable system, celebrate today; Carole Lombard would. That's because Aug. 29 is the day TCM is making Lombard's good friend Marion Davies its subject for 24 hours as part of its "Summer Under the Stars." (Lombard and Davies are shown with Douglas Fairbanks Sr read more

I have been living with Marion Davies as a subject since November of 2013. When you write a biography, your subject stays with you 24/7, informing your interpretations of the world and of the things you see and hear. I often think about how to make a paragraph flow better, and when I read a new bi read more

“The lost film,” a phrase that inspires articles and videos, as well as intriguing people bold enough to go out on a literal treasure hunt for fans in the hopes of finding something once originally deemed gone for good. Film accompanist and Undercrank founder Ben Model may not consider h read more

The stories former Ziegfeld girl Marion Davies told screenwriter Frances Marion about her time hoofing on the stage form the basis of the lively and often touching backstage film Blondie of the Follies (1932). The work of that sharp duo was further enhanced as scribe Anita Loos was hired to punch up read more

I know it's unkind to assume that a hardworking actress is simply being herself on the screen, but I've always felt that way about Marion Davies. Perhaps it is because I knew a lot more about her personality, and her popularity in Hollywood, before I saw her in a movie. She was never going to be an read more

Muito além de Rosebud: descobrindo Marion Davies É sabido que “Cidadão Kane” (1941) foi inspirado na vida do magnata das comunicações William Randolph Hearst. Em certo ponto do filme, Kane toma como amante a cantora sem talento Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore), e decide fazer read more

Part one of my contribution to the Silent Cinema Blogathon is Marion Davies. This blogathon is hosted by my friend Crystal over at In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood and Lauren Champkin. Marion Davies is often forgotten from the world of silent cinema, and even from classic films as a whole. read more

By Fritzi Kramer on October 31, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor It takes a really good actor to play a really bad actor. In this case, Marion Davies plays a kid who just wants to make it big in pictures. Unfortunately, she lacks one important skill: She cannot cry on command. Never one to be deterred, our read more

I've been enjoying checking out a few of the early talkie rarities recently released by Warner Archives. Last week I wrote about Bette Davis' breakout role in The Man Who Played God (1932). While that film helped launch an actress at the beginning of a legendary career, One Night at Susie's (1930) a read more

The wonderful Marion Davies delights in Show People. This time, her character is showing off her acting skills by reading bad news in a letter. It takes a very good actress to pull off playing such a bad actress, I say. This is basically how I look when I get my phone bill and discover that I have read more

Even among devoted classic film fans, the name Marion Davies does not come up often in conversation–if she is mentioned at all, it is normally in the context of her ostensible inspiration for the character of Susan Alexander Kane in the immortal Citizen Kane, or for her semi-covert liaisons read more

In Show People, aspiring actress Peggy Pepper runs across Marion Davies and is absolutely not impressed. The punchline? Peggy Pepper is played by… Marion Davies! Marion Davies was not afraid to look silly or allow the punchline to be at her expense. One more reason why her films are so funny read more

I wish I could come up with a more clever description. But the plain description is pretty great. Another GIF from Show People, Marion Davies is more than a little annoyed that Billy Haines set her up to be on the receiving end of a seltzer spray. The cameras are rolling and Billy knows comedy gol read more