Clash by Night
1952
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Harriet Oettinger Parsons (1906 – 1983) was an American film producer, actress, director, and magazine writer; one of the few female producers in the United States at the time. Her mother was famed gossip columnist Louella Parsons.
Harriet Parsons was born on August 23, 1906 in Burlington, Iowa, USA. She was a producer and director, known for Clash by Night (1952), Susan Slept Here (1954) and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). She was married to King Kennedy. She died on January 2, 1983 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- August 23, 1906
- January 2, 1983
Like Louella, Harriet Parsons was a shrewd professional who combated the prejudices of her contemporaries in order to achieve success in the Hollywood film industry. Upon signing with Columbia Pictures to direct and produce the series Screen Snapshots in 1934, Harriet became the only woman producer and, with the exception of Dorothy Arzner ...
May 31, 2021 · Louella’s daughter, Harriet Parsons, became a groundbreaking female film producer at a moment in history in which virtually all mainstream filmmakers were male. She was also a lesbian, at a time when being openly gay was unacceptable in Hollywood -- and, in much of America, illegal.
Jan 4, 1983 · Harriet Parsons, one of the first women film producers and the daughter of the Hollywood columnist Louella Parsons, died Sunday at St. John's Hospital after a two-year battle with cancer. She...
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Harriet Parsons was born on 23 August 1906 in Burlington, Iowa, USA. She was a producer and director, known for Clash by Night (1952), Susan Slept Here (1954) and The Enchanted Cottage (1945). She was married to King Kennedy. She died on 2 January 1983 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Jun 27, 2022 · Along with Virginia Van Upp at Columbia and Joan Harrison at Universal, Harriet Parsons (1906–1983), the only daughter of famed gossip columnist Louella Parsons, was one of the very few women able to make her mark in the industry as a feature film producer during this decade.
