Evening star., 1951-10-31
Marion Davies, Frien'
OF Hearst, Marries
Transport Skipper
Continued From First Page,


after representatives of Miss
Davies and the Hearst Corp. an
nounced in New York that all
matters between them had been
settled as a result of "amicable
discussions"
Give Up Subterfuge.
Three hours after the wedding,
the party was driven to the air.
port by Belden Kettleman, owner-
manager of the hotel. The newly
weds attempted to elude newsmen
at the hotel but gave up the sub
terfuge at the airport.
Miss Davies, obviously in a.
hilarious mood, Rugged her new
son and said: This is my baby,
gents"
The former actress said she had
known Capt. Brown for many
years. So
Capt. Brown, now a skipper in
the military sea transport service
has been prominent on the guest
lists of social functions in recent
years at the Hearst Davies man
sion in Beverly Hills. His last|
vessel was the steamship Ontoni-
gun, he said.
The couple indicated they would
make their home in Beverly Hills.
"DOllar-a-Year" Man.
Regarding her settlement yes
terday with the Hearst Corp, Miss
Davies laughed and waved her
hand airily.
"Just call me q dollar year
man, she said. "I'll still have
control of the editorial policy and
entertainment pages"
(The settlement. announced
yesterday in New York, said
that Miss Davies was relin-
gushing all rights as voting |
trustee of the corporation, but
would continue to render serv-
ices in "her capacity as official |
consultant and advisory
The one-time FollieS beauty was
attired in blue slack suit,
matching blue suede shoes, a.
brown camel's-hair coat and dark
glasses. Graying Capt. Brown was
dressed in hear blue suit.
Miss Davies long blond hair
flew in the breeze as she got into
q small Cessna monoplane.
Got Ahead of Justice.
The newlyweds and young
Gates-left with Pilot Don Day
for Palm Springs, Calf. It was
not indicated how much of their
honeymoon they intend to spend
at the desert Spa.
The three-minute ceremony had
to be slowed down at one point
by Justice Down. Miss Davies got
ahead of him at the love, honor
and obey" part.
Just minute" Justice Down
said, I'VE don't use the word obey
in the Nevada ceremony" Miss
Davies then repeated after him:
Love. honor and cherish"
Capt. Brown. longtime friend
of Actor Arthur Lake and his
wife Patricia, a niece of Miss
Davies, was attached to a Marion
Davies clinic before the war as a
lieutenant in the California State
guard.
Guest of Publisher.
1t was there. oddly enough, that
he met Mrs. Tibbett, who was a I
driver for the USO. They were
married after the war and parted,
he said today, "the best of
friends"
Mr.. Brown was a guest of Pub
Usher Hearst and Miss Davies at
her Beverly Hills mansion shortly
before Mr.. Hearst's death there.
He had just returned from a
voyage to Japan. More recently,
he also had been a guest there
after trip into the war zone.
The settlement between Miss
Davies and the Hearst corpora
ton, announced yesterday, said:
Miss Davies. an inveterate ,
traveller and party giver, has been
inactive in films since the early
thirties. Before that she was the
big star of Hearst Productions.
appearing in such films as Little
Old New York"
She was born Marion Douras in
Brooklyn, N. Y, the daughter of Il
a magistrate. She came to Holly I
wood via the Ziegfeld Foll:es and |,
made her film debut in Runaway
Romany" in 1915 when she was
only is.
Numerous Philanthropies.
She has occupied her time in
recent years with numerous phi
lanthropies. including the Marion
Davies Foundation which operates
a children's clinic in Los Angeles.
The announcement by Hearst
officials of Miss Davies settlement
said in part:
Miss Davies has relinquished
all rights she may have to act as
voting trustee for the stock of the
Hearst Corp. for the reason.
among others, that there is al
question as to when her right to
act as voting trustee hereunder
would commence. This question
would have to be clarified by long
court proceedings, which all par
ties deemed unnecessary and un-
desirable"
The corporation controls the
newspaper and magazine empire
built up by Hearst.
1850 Agreement Cited.
Published reports had said MI.
Hearst and Miss Davies, a former
actress, had signed an agreement
on November 5, 1850, that made
them the only trustees in a vos-
ing trust for the corporations en-