3 7 , ▁choosing ▁to ▁dev ote ▁herself ▁to ▁H ear st ▁and ▁char itable ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁H ear st ' s ▁decl ining ▁years , ▁Dav ies ▁provided ▁financial ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁emot ional ▁support ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁She ▁married ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁eleven ▁weeks ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁a ▁marriage ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁Dav ies ▁died ▁from ▁comp lications ▁due ▁to ▁m align ant ▁o ste omy el itis ▁( can cer ▁of ▁the ▁j aw ) ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mar ion ▁Cec ilia ▁Elizabeth ▁Brook lyn ▁D our as ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Bernard ▁J . ▁D our as ▁( 1 8 5 7 – 1 9 3 5 ), ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁judge ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁and ▁Rose ▁Re illy ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 2 8 ). ▁Her ▁father ▁performed ▁the ▁civil ▁marriage ▁of ▁Gl oria ▁G ould ▁Bishop . ▁She ▁had ▁three ▁older ▁sister s , ▁Eth el , ▁Rose , ▁and ▁Re ine . ▁An ▁older ▁brother , ▁Charles , ▁d rown ed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁subsequently ▁given ▁to ▁Dav ies ' ▁favorite ▁nep hew , ▁screen writer ▁Charles ▁L