Re: Hearst's mistress

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Joni Tyler wrote:
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>         Re: William Randolph Hearst's mistress:
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>         It is not possible for opinions to be wrong; facts, however, are
> another matter. Though this subject is veering wildly, I'd like to clear
> up a point about Hearst and his mistress.
> 
>         Marion Davies - ie, she of the Rosebud designation,  was not
> Hearst's secretary. She was an actress who had achieved a considerable
> amount of fame before they met. She was a former Ziegfeld Follies girl.
> Hence the Susan Alexander character in the film being portrayed as a bad
> singer. Unfortunately, Welles did Davies a slight  disservice in
> scripting this portrayal, because Marion Davies was actually a gifted
> light comedienne - she is now forever known as a bad and laughable
> actress. Though Hearst did swamp her natural talents in terrible costume
> dramas. And make no mistake, it was Hearst himself, especially through
> his powerful columnist Louella Parsons, who tried to kill off Citizen
> Kane.Why are people talking about Welles in a Salinger discussion group?

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