Louella Parsons

Born: 1881-08-06

Date of Birth 6 August1881, Freeport, Illinois, USA Date of Death 9 December 1972, Santa Monica, California, USA  (arteriosclerosis) Smarmy-tongued Hollywood gossip columnist of the 40s and 50s who was often in imbroglios with not only her subjects but her professional rivals as well.


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Show People

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Released: 1928-11-20

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

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Released: 1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...

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Susan Slept Here

as Telephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1954-07-28

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his...

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Starlift

as Louella Parsons
Released: 1951-12-14

To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his...

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Without Reservations

as Louella Parsons
Released: 1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...

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Hollywood Hotel

as Louella Parsons
Released: 1938-01-15

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall...

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The Casting Couch

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Released: 1995-01-01

An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

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Released: 1934-03-02

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations...

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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

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Released: 2000-06-27

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...

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The Corpse Came C.O.D.

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Released: 1947-06-02

Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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Released: 1940-07-31

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...

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Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

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Released: 2019-05-22

Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her...

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

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Released: 1961-05-24

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life,...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

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Released: 1942-01-01

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...

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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

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Released: 1945-09-06

A look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the...

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The Steve Allen Show

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First aired: 1956-06-24

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What's My Line?

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First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

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First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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This Is Your Life

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First aired: 1952-10-01

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...

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