Where William Randolph Hearst Stashed His Mistress
- Sep 3, 2022
- 2 min read
Such a dramatic house may not be the most inconspicuous hiding spot for your mistress — but then again William Randolph Hearst was not a subtle man.
In 1923, the media tycoon built this Mediterranean villa on Whitley Terrace to stash actress Marion Davies, who he allowed to live here with her favorite director, Robert G. Vignola.
The trio had collaborated several times on films for Hearst’s Cosmopolitan Productions, including Enchantment (1921), Beauty’s Worth (1922), and When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922), at the time the most expensive picture ever made at $1.8 million.
