Born Today, Jan 3, in 1897 Marion Davies -
"With me it was 5% talent and 95% publicity."
William Randolph Hearst's companion... 48 films silent & sound, later did charity work, donating to UCLA for children's clinic & fighting childhood disease via Marion Davies Foundation..
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I told Marion that I often had breakfast in bed “Gee, that sounds nice” She wistfully said. Seems the old boy wouldn’t let her because he said it brings mice. After he died, I liked to imagine her in bed having a sumptuous feast surrounded by tiny mice - DV
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