Marion Davies, who lived as William Randolph Hearst's mistress for decades, had a successful film career and even bailed Hearst out of financial trouble. | American Experience | PBS

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Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in... Old Acquaintance 1943 🎥 American drama film made by Warner Bros. It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer from a screenplay by John Van Druten, Lenore Coffee and Edmund Goulding based on Van Druten's 1940 play of the same title. The film starred Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins with Gig Young, John Loder, Dolores Moran, Roscoe Karns and Anne Revere. Plot In 1924, newly successful author Kit Marlo

Marion Davies (1897–1961) lived a life of extreme luxury as the mistress and lifelong partner of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst from roughly 1918 until his death in 1951. Hearst used his immense fortune to promote her film career,, making her one of the highest-paid actresses of her time. They reigned together at the opulent Hearst Castle (San Simeon) and their lavish Santa Monica beach house, hosting Hollywood’s elite. #mariondavies #hearstcastle #hearst #charliechaplin #oldhollywood

"William Randolph Hearst and actress Marion Davies are photographed attending a lavish costume party at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, circa 1933." | History Through Time