Lara Gabrielle
Author
Ms. Gabrielle is a film writer and researcher, who has been called “the world expert on Marion Davies.” Her work has been featured in Alta, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Missouri Review, The Wall Street Journal, and PBS’s American Experience. Gabrielle has spoken at film festivals and retrospectives worldwide and has served as a consultant on Davies’s life and legacy for books, dissertations, and film projects. Her biography, Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies, has been included on many top book lists for 2022. She lives in Oakland, California.
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March 27, 2023
Episode 8 – Discovering Marion Davies With Author Lara Gabrielle Part 2
During the second part of his conversation with film writer, author and Hollywood researcher Lara Gabrielle, host Tony Miros and Lara discuss the truth about whether the character of Susan Alexander in Orson Welles 1941 classic film “Citizen Kane” was based on actress Marion Davies or not, as well as what the REAL story is about the mysterious death of movie mogul Thomas Ince on William Randolph Hearst’s lavish yacht “The Oneida” and why Soundstage 16 on the Warner Bros lot became one of the tal...
Guest: Lara Gabrielle
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March 26, 2023
Episode 7 – Discovering Marion Davies With Author Lara Gabrielle Part 1
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an in-depth conversation with film writer, author, and Hollywood researcher Lara Gabrielle about her book – “Captain Of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies.” During their conversation, Tony and Lara chat about Davies’ career during the golden age of Hollywood, how Marion met newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, her undeniable comedic talent, why there has never been an accurate portrayal of her on film, the arrangement she had with H...
Guest: Lara Gabrielle