Louella Parsons

Born: August 6, 1881 She began writing her gossip column for the Chicago Record Herald in 1914. As the 1920's and 1930's went on she moved from place to place finally becoming a very well known and feared Hollywood gossip columnist. Her radio program was extremely popular in its day. While making herself known as a columnist she appeared (as herself) in such films as Hollywood Hotel, Without Reservations, The Corpse Came C.O.D., Starlift and Susan Slept Here. On television she guest starred (as herself) on "The Colgate Comedy Hour", "Toast of the Town", "Person to Person", "The Steven Allen Show" and "What's My Line?" Competition began in 1937 when former character actress Hedda Hopper began her successful run as a columnist. The two ladies were once friends but quickly became rivals... A pioneer in her profession... She passed away on December 9, 1972... In Memoriam Remembers: Louella Parsons

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