Louella Parsons: Biography, Facts and Career
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Louella Rose Oettinger Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972), was an American gossip columnist and screenwriter. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 700 newspapers worldwide. She was the first writer of a dedicated column on motion pictures in the United States, writing one in 1914 for the Chicago Record-Herald. She later started a similar column for the New York Morning Telegraph, being lured away by William Randolph Hearst's New York American in 1924 because she had championed Hearst's mistress Marion Davies. She subsequently became an influential figure in Hollywood and remained the unchallenged "Queen of Hollywood gossip" until the arrival of the flamboyant Hedda Hopper, with whom she feuded for years.
Quick facts about Louella Parsons
- Full name: Louella Parsons
- Born: 1881-08-06
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q249143
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Who is Louella Parsons?
Louella Rose Oettinger Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972), was an American gossip columnist and screenwriter.
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Louella Parsons is United States.
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Louella Parsons was born on 1881-08-06.
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