The Blue Butterfly
Leslie Johansen Nack
New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane.
Duration - 10h 42m.
Author - Leslie Johansen Nack.
Narrator - Rachel Fulginiti.
Published Date - Sunday, 21 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2022 Leslie Johansen Nack ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Leslie Johansen Nack
Rachel Fulginiti
Nack & Associates, Inc.
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Description:
New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star. Following a whirlwind courtship, she learns through trial and error to live as Hearst’s mistress when a divorce from his wife proves impossible. A baby girl is born in secret in 1919 and they agree to never acknowledge her publicly as their own. In a burgeoning Hollywood scene, she works hard making movies while living a lavish partying life that includes a secret love affair with Charlie Chaplin. In late 1937, at the height of the depression, Hearst wrestles with his debtors and failing health, when Marion loans him $1M when nobody else will. Together, they must confront the movie that threatens to invalidate all of Marion’s successes in the movie industry: Citizen Kane. Duration - 10h 42m. Author - Leslie Johansen Nack. Narrator - Rachel Fulginiti. Published Date - Sunday, 21 January 2024. Copyright - © 2022 Leslie Johansen Nack ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 1 New York, 1907
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 2 New York, 1914
Duration:00:09:11
Chapter 3 New York, 1916
Duration:00:20:18
Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:29
Chapter 6
Duration:00:20:05
Chapter 7
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 8 New York, 1918
Duration:00:22:26
Chapter 9
Duration:00:21:50
Chapter 10 Paris, 1919
Duration:00:22:27
Chapter 11
Duration:00:18:01
Chapter 12 Spring, 1920
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter 13
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 14
Duration:00:11:16
Chapter 15 New York Harbor, October 1921
Duration:00:13:09
Chapter 16 New Orleans, October 1921
Duration:00:08:44
Chapter 17 Mexico, November 1921
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 18 1922
Duration:00:27:28
Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 20
Duration:00:09:58
Chapter 21 Hollywood, 1924
Duration:00:22:06
Chapter 22
Duration:00:20:00
Chapter 23 November 16, 1924
Duration:00:05:45
Chapter 24
Duration:00:11:56
Chapter 25
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter 26 San Simeon, December 1924
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 27 January 24, 1925
Duration:00:24:15
Chapter 28
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 29 August 1925
Duration:00:20:12
Chapter 30 September 1925, MGM Lot
Duration:00:15:32
Chapter 31 October 1927
Duration:00:21:20
Chapter 32 Spring 1928
Duration:00:18:19
Chapter 33 August 1929
Duration:00:08:49
Chapter 34 June 1930
Duration:00:09:35
Chapter 35 March 1933
Duration:00:16:45
Chapter 36
Duration:00:15:56
Chapter 37 1935
Duration:00:13:05
Chapter 38 1937
Duration:00:09:21
Chapter 39 July 25, 1937
Duration:00:18:07
Chapter 40
Duration:00:22:53
Chapter 41
Duration:00:10:00
Chapter 42 Fall 1940
Duration:00:15:27
Chapter 43 Spring 1945
Duration:00:10:15
Chapter 44 March 1951
Duration:00:08:19
Chapter 45 August 16, 1951, Beverly Hills
Duration:00:10:01
Epilogue
Duration:00:02:35
Author's Note
Duration:00:01:43
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:21