Santa Monica Conservancy docents dressed in 1930s attire toast to silent and sound film actress Marion Davies during her 115th anniversary of her birthday at the historic 1928 Julia Morgan designed Guest House on Sunday, January 8, 2012.

In honor of her birthday, Santa Monica Conservancy docents turn the spotlight on Marion Davies: actress, philanthropist, famed party hostess and mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.. Docents  highlighted many aspects of Davies’s life and personality that have escaped public notice, such as her business abilities, wide-ranging generosity, and her decades-long devotion as companion to Hearst. Guests came in their favorite Gold Coast era attire or dress as if attending one of Davies’s famed costume parties. A photo booth equipped with amusing costume elements was available for guests’ enjoyment.