Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

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Born 1885-05-02 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. At the height of her power in the 1940s she commanded a 35 million strong readersh...
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Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. At the height of her power in the 1940s she commanded a 35 million strong readership. She was well known for her political conservatism, and during the McCarthy era she named suspected communists. Hopper continued to write gossip until the end, her work appearing in many magazines and later on radio.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962-10-01
The Merv Griffin Show poster
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962-10-01
The Beverly Hillbillies poster
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Herself
1962-09-26
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958-10-06
The Steve Allen Show poster
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956-06-24
I Love Lucy poster
I Love Lucy
as Hedda Hopper
1951-10-15
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950-09-10
What's My Line? poster
What's My Line?
as Self
1950-02-02

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