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Louella Parsons(1881-1972)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons was born on 6 August 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Hotel Hollywood (1937), Without Reservations (1946) and Starlift (1951). She was previously married to Dr. Henry Watson Martin, John McCaffrey Jr. and John Demont Parsons. She died on 9 December 1972 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1881
DiedDecember 9, 1972(91)
BornAugust 6, 1881
DiedDecember 9, 1972(91)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins

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Ronald Reagan, Louella Parsons, and Jane Wyman in The Reagans (2020)
Ronald Reagan and Louella Parsons in The Reagans (2020)
Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons in Hotel Hollywood (1937)
Rosemary Lane, Louella Parsons, and Dick Powell in Hotel Hollywood (1937)
Louella Parsons in Without Reservations (1946)
Louella Parsons, Dick Powell, and May Robson
Clark Gable, Greer Garson, and Louella Parsons in Adventure (1945)
"Let's Make Love" M. Monroe with Louella Parsons, Arthur Miller and Don Prince 1960 ©1978 Bob Willoughby
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" Tim Holt, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, and Walter Huston 1948 Warner Bros.
Gossip Columnist Louella Parsons with Warner Baxter, c 1935.
M. Monroe, Darryl Zanuck, Jimmy McHugh, Walter Winchell & Louella Parsons at Ciros Nightclub. 1953

Known for:

Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Glenda Farrell, Benny Goodman, Ted Healy, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Frances Langford, Alan Mowbray, Louella Parsons, and Dick Powell in Hotel Hollywood (1937)
Hotel Hollywood
6.4
  • Louella Parsons
  • 1937
John Wayne, Claudette Colbert, and Don DeFore in Without Reservations (1946)
Without Reservations
6.5
  • Louella Parsons(as Miss Louella Parsons)
  • 1946
James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Randolph Scott, Virginia Gibson, Ron Hagerthy, Phil Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, Louella Parsons, Ruth Roman, Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Jane Wyman, and Patrice Wymore in Starlift (1951)
Starlift
5.8
  • Louella Parsons
  • 1951
Alice Calhoun and Dorothy Sebastian in Isle of Forgotten Women (1927)
Isle of Forgotten Women
  • Writer
  • 1927

Credits

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Actress

  • Juliet Prowse and Frankie Vaughan in The Right Approach (1961)
    The Right Approach
    • Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Debbie Reynolds and Dick Powell in Susan Slept Here (1954)
    Susan Slept Here
    • Telephone Interviewer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1954
  • James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Doris Day, Randolph Scott, Virginia Gibson, Ron Hagerthy, Phil Harris, Frank Lovejoy, Gordon MacRae, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Lucille Norman, Louella Parsons, Ruth Roman, Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Jane Wyman, and Patrice Wymore in Starlift (1951)
    Starlift
    • Louella Parsons
    • 1951
  • Joan Blondell, George Brent, and Adele Jergens in The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
    The Corpse Came C.O.D.
    • Louella Parsons (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • John Wayne, Claudette Colbert, and Don DeFore in Without Reservations (1946)
    Without Reservations
    • Louella Parsons (as Miss Louella Parsons)
    • 1946
  • Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Glenda Farrell, Benny Goodman, Ted Healy, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Frances Langford, Alan Mowbray, Louella Parsons, and Dick Powell in Hotel Hollywood (1937)
    Hotel Hollywood
    • Louella Parsons
    • 1937
  • Marion Davies and William Haines in Show People (1928)
    Show People
    • Louella Parsons (uncredited)
    • 1928

Writer

  • Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    • autobiography
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Alice Calhoun and Dorothy Sebastian in Isle of Forgotten Women (1927)
    Isle of Forgotten Women
    • story
    • 1927
  • Charles Chaplin and Ben Turpin in His New Job (1915)
    His New Job
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1915
  • Chains (1912)
    Chains
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1912
  • Beverly Bayne and Francis X. Bushman in The Magic Wand (1912)
    The Magic Wand
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1912
  • Margaret's Awakening
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1912

Soundtrack

  • Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Glenda Farrell, Benny Goodman, Ted Healy, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Frances Langford, Alan Mowbray, Louella Parsons, and Dick Powell in Hotel Hollywood (1937)
    Hotel Hollywood
    • performer: "You Oughta Be in Pictures" (1934) (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Louella O. Parsons
  • Born
    • August 6, 1881
    • Freeport, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 9, 1972
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(arteriosclerosis)
  • Spouses
      Dr. Henry Watson Martin1926 - 1964 (his death)
  • Other works
    (1946-11-14) Radio Show: "Burns & Allen"
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 14 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Godmother of Mia Farrow
  • Quotes
    [on Orson Welles] Awesome Orson, the self-styled genius.
  • Nickname
    • Lolly

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