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.
Without Reservations
as Louella ParsonsKit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...
Movie pageHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
Movie pageStarlift
as Louella ParsonsTo impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his...
Movie pageShow People
as Self (uncredited)Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great...
Movie pageSusan Slept Here
as Telephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his...
Movie pageHollywood, 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...
Movie pageHollywood Hotel
as Louella ParsonsAfter losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall...
Movie pageScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as SelfThe edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...
Movie pageHollywood on Parade No. B-1
as uncreditedShort film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations...
Movie pageThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life,...
Movie pageCavalcade of the Academy Awards
as SelfThis 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
Movie pageHoward 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...
Movie pageThe Corpse Came C.O.D.
as HerselfRival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...
Movie pageScreen 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...
Movie pageI 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...
Movie pageWhat's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThis Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
TV Show pageThe 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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