▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁on ▁an ▁N BC ▁television ▁special ▁called ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ' s ▁Hollywood . ▁Joseph ▁P . ▁Kennedy ▁r ented ▁Dav ies ' ▁m ansion ▁and ▁worked ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ' s ▁nom ination ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Not ▁long ▁afterwards , ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁st om ach ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁died ▁of ▁st om ach ▁cancer ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁California . ▁ ▁Her ▁fun eral ▁at ▁Im mac ulate ▁Heart ▁of ▁Mary ▁Church ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁many ▁Hollywood ▁cele brit ies , ▁including ▁Mary ▁Pick ford , ▁Charles ▁" B ud dy " ▁Rog ers , ▁Mrs . ▁Clark ▁G able ▁( K ay ▁S pre ck els ), ▁and ▁Johnny ▁We iss m ull er . ▁She ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Fore ver ▁C emetery . ▁Dav ies ▁left ▁an ▁estate ▁estimated ▁at ▁$ 2 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁references ▁▁ ▁The ▁rum ors ▁of ▁the ▁Thomas ▁In ce ▁sc andal ▁were ▁dram at ized ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁The ▁Cat ' s ▁Me ow , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁into ▁Peter ▁Bog dan ov ich ' s ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁film ▁The ▁Cat ' s