. ▁The ▁mist ress ▁was ▁never ▁one ▁of ▁H ear st ' s ▁poss essions : ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁her ▁su itor , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁pre cious ▁tre asure ▁of ▁his ▁heart ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁until ▁his ▁last ▁breath ▁of ▁life . ▁Their s ▁is ▁truly ▁a ▁love ▁story . ▁Love ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Cit izen ▁K ane . ▁ ▁W elles ▁told ▁film maker ▁Peter ▁Bog dan ov ich ▁that ▁Samuel ▁Ins ull ' s ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Opera ▁House , ▁and ▁business ▁ty co on ▁Harold ▁F ow ler ▁McC orm ick ' s ▁lav ish ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁career ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁were ▁direct ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁screen play ▁for ▁Cit izen ▁K ane . ▁" As ▁for ▁Mar ion ," ▁W elles ▁said , ▁" she ▁was ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁woman — nothing ▁like ▁the ▁character ▁Dor othy ▁Com ing ore ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁movie ." ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Virginia ▁Mad sen ▁in ▁the ▁tele film ▁The ▁H ear st ▁and ▁Dav ies ▁Aff air ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁with ▁Robert ▁Mitch um ▁as ▁H ear st . ▁Mad sen ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁Dav ies ▁fan ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁felt ▁she ▁had ▁in ad vert ently ▁port rayed ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁s tere ot ype , ▁rather ▁than ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁person . ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁He ather ▁Mc N air ▁in ▁Chap lin ▁(