03 Sunday Jan 2016
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Citizen Kane, Her Cardboard Lover, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Marion Davies, MGM, Orson Welles, The Cardboard Lover, William Randolph Hearst
Marion Cecilia Douras was born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1897, the youngest daughter of Judge Bernard Douras. She left school to model for commercial illustrators, and made her Broadway debut as ‘Marion Davies’ in Chin Chin (1914.) Continue reading
26 Friday Jun 2015
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1890, Eugenia Eagles, Her Cardboard Lover, In the Night Watch, Jealousy, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Kansas City, Marilyn Monroe, Rain, Sadie Thompson, The World and the Woman
Eugenia Eagles was born in Kansas City, USA, on June 26, 1890. To celebrate her 125th birthday, here’s a sneak preview from Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed. Continue reading
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