Louella Parsons
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.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)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)On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his...
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Show People
as Self (uncredited)Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great...
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Without Reservations
as Louella ParsonsKit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as SelfThe edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...
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Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her...
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Hollywood Hotel
as Louella ParsonsAfter losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall...
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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self (archive sound)A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as SelfThis 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the...
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Starlift
as Louella ParsonsTo impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his...
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life,...
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The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as HerselfRival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
as uncreditedShort film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations...
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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as SelfA look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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