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Louella Rose Oettinger, (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) known professionally as Louella Parsons, was an American gossip columnist and a screenwriter. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 700 newspapers worldwide.
Louella Parsons was born on August 6, 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Hollywood Hotel (1937), Without Reservations (1946) and Starlift (1951). She was married to Dr. Henry Watson Martin, John McCaffrey Jr. and John Demont Parsons.
Apr 24, 2024 · Louella Parsons (born Aug. 6, 1881?, Freeport, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 9, 1972, Santa Monica, Calif.) was an American newspaper writer, the first—and, for many years, most powerful—movie columnist in the United States.
Apr 1, 1997 · The movie industry’s two gorgons of gossip, buxom columnist Louella O. Parsons and her behatted counterpart, Hedda Hopper—the town’s most feared women and most notorious rivals—were ...
Louella Parsons was born on 6 August 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Hollywood Hotel (1937), Without Reservations (1946) and Starlift (1951). She was married to Dr. Henry Watson Martin, John McCaffrey Jr. and John Demont Parsons.
Dec 21, 2022 · Louella Parsons was the original Hollywood gossip columnist. With a head full of scandalous secrets, Parsons had the ability to make or break Tinsel town’s twinkling stars. And when she wasn’t uncovering other people’s secrets, she was busy trying to cover up her own.
Feb 9, 2021 · They were Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, alternately courted and reviled, but never ignored. Studios used them to keep their stars in line, often pitting the two against each other. Collectively, they reached 75 million readers.
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An obsessive admiration for Hollywood's film stars, unstoppable ambition, and a touch of deceit propelled Louella Parsons (1881-1972) from a small town middle American journalist to one of Tinsel Town's most powerful and controversial personalities.
Dec 8, 2005 · Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers.
Dec 10, 1972 · SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 9 (Reuters)—Louella Parsons, one of the great gossip queens of the golden age of Holly wood, died here today in a rest home.
