Many people think of William Randolph Hearst as a newspaper mogul, but it turns out that in his heyday, he was known for a few other things: his lavish parties at his house, Hearst Castle, and his ...

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From Wikipedia Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film ...

“Some day, Marion, I’ll make it up to you,” William Randolph Hearst told Marion Davies in the mid-’30s, when she handed him $1,000,000 to help save his faltering empire. This week the empire was ...

A onetime Hollywood queen and longtime friend and helpmate of Newspaper Tycoon William Randolph Hearst last week talked about her “current consuming interest”: real estate. Said Marion Davies, now ...

The exhibit, which opens to the public on Saturday, features costumes and personal items from the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Marion Davies, Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Judy Garland. By Hadley Meares ...