MARION DAVIS ,ACTRESS SPENDS FOR CHARITY
MARION DAVIS ,ACTRESS SPENDS FOR CHARITY MARION DAVIS Born January 3, 1897 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA Died September 22, 1961 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth Name Marion Cecelia Douras Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (2) Marion Cecelia Douras was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York on January 3, 1897. She had been bitten by the show biz bug early as she watched her sisters perform in local stage productions. She wanted to do the same. As Marion got older, she tried out for various school plays and did fairly well. Once her formal education had ended, Marion began her career as a chorus girl in New York City and eventually found herself in the famed Ziegfeld Follies. But she wanted more than to dance. Acting, to Marion, was the epitome of show business and aimed her sights in that direction. Her first film was Runaway Romany (1917) when she was 20. Written by Marion and directed by her brother-in-law, th...