The Rancho Mirage compound built by Marion Davies–actress, Hollywood socialite, and mistress to William Randolph Hearst—has hit the California market for $3,399,999. Davies, who began her career in ...

“William Randolph Hearst, the multimillionaire head of a vast publishing empire, saw Marion Davies and promptly fell in love with her. She became his mistress, but there were snags to the smooth ...

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Amanda Seyfried hopes her performance in “Mank” helps flip the script for how people view one of Hollywood’s earliest movie stars. In the now-streaming Netflix film, Seyfried plays Marion Davies, who ...

On Sunday, Jan. 11, everyone's invited to "Happy Birthday, Marion!" at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Celebrate with the Santa Monica Conservancy as they turn the spotlight on Marion Davies: ...

Mank‘s Amanda Seyfried had three words to describe receiving her first Golden Globe Nomination on Wednesday: “so f*cking awesome.” The Mamma Mia! and Les Miserables actress will compete alongside ...

A sprawling Ranch Mirage estate built in 1956 for actress Marion Davies has sold for $2.175 million. Davies bought the property in the 1950s from Hyatt Robert von Dehn, founder of Hyatt Hotels and ...

Marion Davies, long-time companion of one of the richest and most influential men in the 20th century William Randolph Hearst, was much maligned as a “party girl” after parallels were drawn of her ...

Like other legendary women in history — from Anne Boleyn to Madame du Barry — silent film star Marion Davies enjoyed the perks that came with being the girlfriend of a powerful man. As the longtime ...

This Rancho Mirage compound was constructed in 1956 by actress Marion Davies, the longtime mistress of William Randolph Hearst. Situated on 2.77 acres purchased from hotel magnate Hyatt Robert von ...

Marion Davies, a former principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and one of the first women to hold principal chairs in major American orchestras, died Saturday in Durham, N.C. She was 88.