William Randolph Hearst Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Marion Davies === {{Main|Marion Davies}} [[File:Marion Davies.jpg|thumb|[[Marion Davies]]]] Conceding an end to his political hopes, Hearst became involved in an affair with the film actress and comedian [[Marion Davies]] (1897β1961), former mistress of his friend [[Paul Block]].<ref name=PaulBlockBrady>[http://www.toledoblade.com/Books/2001/02/25/Early-primaries-set-the-stage-for-great-Republican-battle.html Toledo Blade: "Paul Block: Story of success" by Jack Lessenberry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226072947/http://www.toledoblade.com/Books/2001/02/25/Early-primaries-set-the-stage-for-great-Republican-battle.html |date=December 26, 2014 }} January 9, 2013</ref> From about 1919, he lived openly with her in California. After the death of [[Patricia Lake]] (1919/1923β1993), who had been presented as Davies's "niece," her family confirmed that she was Davies's and Hearst's daughter. She had acknowledged this before her death.<ref name=Golden>{{cite book|last=Golden|first=Eve|title=Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars|year=2001|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc|location=New York|isbn=0-7864-0834-0|page=26}}</ref> Millicent separated from Hearst in the mid-1920s after tiring of his longtime affair with Davies, but the couple remained legally married until Hearst's death. As a leading philanthropist, Millicent built an independent life for herself in New York City. She was active in society and in 1921 founded the Free Milk Fund for Babies. For decades, the fund provided New York's poverty-stricken families with free milk for children.<ref name=Golden /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page