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Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Acting
02 May 1885
01 Feb 1966
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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 e...

Also Known As

Elda Furry, Elda Curry, Ella Furry, Elda Millar

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