Description |
348 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
"New York 1915. Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion, and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst's mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion's successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane"--Back cover |
Subject |
Davies, Marion, 1897-1961 -- Fiction.
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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 -- Fiction.
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Mistresses -- Fiction.
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Davies, Marion, 1897-1961. (OCoLC)fst00121042
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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951. (OCoLC)fst00048573
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Mistresses. (OCoLC)fst01023970
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Genre/Form |
Biographical fiction.
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Biographical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726537
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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Biographical fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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ISBN |
9781647423476 (softcover) |
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1647423473 |
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