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57: MGM Stories Part 2: Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane
57: MGM Stories Part 2: Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Marion Davies is enshrined in memory as the gorgeous but questionably talented mistress of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst -- thanks in part to the depiction of a Davies-esque character in Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. But Davies’ involvement with the much older Hearst both ensured she would have a movie career, and perhaps doomed Davies to ridicule and limited stardom. This episode will explore how Davies and Hearst hooked up, the mutually beneficial working relationship between Hearst and Louis B. Mayer, the souring of that relationship over MGM’s (mis)use of Davies and Mayer’s effort to block the release of Kane on Hearst’s behalf.
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Released:
Sep 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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