Marion Davies Home - New York City

Marion Davies' home is on Riverside Drive in New York City.  It was here the showgirl, actress, and mistress of William Randolph Hearst lived from 1918 to 1920.  In 1917 the newspaper tycoon decided to get into the movie business and created Cosmopolitan Productions to make his own films.  He hired Davies to headline his new venture, and bought this Upper West Side apartment for her and her famil.  His plan to make her over from an an unknown chorus girl to a well respected actress met with some success, but as the years went by Davies' talent was often overshadowed by her very public relationship with Hearst.  After spending over a million dollars to renovate the home, Hearst decided to move his production out to California.  Davies moved west, having spent only a few months in her mansion.  Today the former mansion is part of The New York Buddhist Church.

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