Podcast appearances and mentions of Louella Parsons

In Breaking Walls episode 88, we spotlight the 1945-46 season of The Jack Benny Program. This season introduced characters like telephone operators Gertrude and Mabel, press agent Steve Bradley, hot dog vendor Mr. Kitzel, and Ronald and Benita Colman. This season featured guest appearances from Ingrid Bergman, Isaac Stern, Van Johnson, Ray Milland, Peter Lorre, Louella Parsons, Fred Allen, Ed Sullivan and others. It also was the season in which Dennis Day returned from the Navy and one of the most ingenious marketing campaigns in entertainment history took place: The “I Can't Stand Jack Benny” Contest. Highlights: • Jack's slipping ratings • Problems with General Foods • Jack changes sponsors • The War ends and a new season begins • Mabel Flapsaddle & Gertrude Gearshift • Steve Bradley and his big ideas • $10,000 and $646,000 • Jack gets robbed • The Contest • Mail pours in • The Colmans can't stand Jack Benny • Jack's ratings soar • Christmas of 1945 & The Rose Bowl • Fred Allen and the end of the Contest • Isaac Stern • Palm Springs • Van Jackson • Ed Sullivan and the end of the season • King for a Day The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers The reading material used in today's episode was: • Sunday Nights at Seven - by Jack and Joan Benny • On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - by John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-1953 - by Jim Ramsburg • As well as articles from Radio Life on January 27th and February 3rd, 1946 On the interview front: •Jack Benny, Ezra Stone, Kate Smith, Don Wilson, Eliott Lewis, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson and Dennis Day were with Chuck Schaden. Chuck's interviews from an over 39-year career can be listened to for free at SpeakingofRadio.com • Vincent Price and Mel Blanc were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. The full interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org • Dennis Day was also with John Dunning for his 1980s 71KNUS Radio program from Denver. Some of his interviews can be found at OTRRLibrary.org • And Finally Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Don Wilson and Mel Blanc were also with Jack Carney for his early 1980s Comedy Program. Much of this audio was originally taken from a 1972 PBS Documentary on Great Radio Comedians. Thank you Goodmond Danielson for supplying me with the audio. Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Love in Bloom by Bing Crosby • It's Been a Long, Long, Time by the Harry James Orchestra • Chickery Chick by Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams & Nancy Norman • Manhattan Serenade by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Jo Stafford • It Might as Well Be Spring by Larry Stephens • Danny Boy by Dennis Day • Along the Navajo Trail by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/

Constance Bennett's deal with Warner Bros. became a Hollywood scandal after Louella Parsons estimated that the star would earn $30,000 a week. Few reporters told the whole story. Two Against the World (1932) was her second picture on the deal. In the first half. Connie's performance anticipates the bratty screwball heiress types which were later portrayed by Claudette Colbert and Carole Lombard. And in the second half, she embodies the noble women of Depression-era melodramas starring Margaret Sullivan and Irene Dunne. Special thanks to Thomas O'Mahony for sound editing the episode.

Learn how Herb Allen Jr built his fortune and created Allen & Co to be Hollywood's premier merchant bank. Sources Books: "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life" by Alice Schroeder "Hollywood Vault: Film Libraries before Home Video" by Eric Hoyt "Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood" by Bernard F. Dick "Steven Spielberg: A Biography" by Joseph McBride Articles: "Inside The Private World of Allen & Co." by Carol J. Loomis "All Those Allens Back a Broadway Hit" by Robert J. Col "Has Allen got a deal for you!" by Cary Reich "Herbert Allen and his merry dealsters" by Dyan Machan "Herbert A. Allen Institutional Investor Profile 1987" "When Herb Allen Talks, Star Makers Listen" by Alan Citron "Allen Puts No Stock in Wall Street Sages" by Charles Paikert "Allen & Co. Connects Hollywood with Wall Street" by Randall Smith "Inside The Annual Summer Camp For Billionaires in Sun Valley, Idaho" by Jim Dobson "Show About Mother-In-Law Making Stark a Millionaire" by Hal Boyle "Funny Girl Premieres As Movie" by Vincent Canby "Who is Running The Columbia Pictures Show?" by Jack Egan "Media-Mogul Madness" by Richard Turner "Happy Ending" by Dan Dorfman "Columbia Puts Puttnam in His Place" by Peg Tyre and Jeannette Walls "In Hollywood she walks the other way" by John Hallowell "How Are Things in Panicsville?" by Budd Schulberg "Behind the Silence at Columbia Pictures- No Moguls, No Minions, Just Profits" by Chris Welles "Stars Fell on Mismaloya" by Richard Oulahan "My Battles with Barbra and Jon" by Frank Pierson "Hollywood's Wall Street Connection" by Lucian K. Truscott IV "Financial Gossip" by Jesse Bogue "Sun Valley Daze" by Nikki Finks "A Look at Future of Show Biz" by Charles Schreger "Ray Stark—Hollywood's Deft Deal-Maker" by Philip K. Scheuer "Investigating the Gulf of Streisand Incident" by Joyce Haber "Paul Gallico's Best Seller Headed for Stage and Screen" by Louella Parsons "Movie Discs Get a Big New Boost" by Dick Williams "The Man Who Scored in Coca-Columbia" by Shawn Tully "Entertainment: New Gold in the Hollywood Hills" - Time Magazine (1966) "Show Business: Boston to Hollywood" - Time Magazine (1956) "Orchestrating Columbia's Forward March" by Joyce Haber "Tinsel returns to Columbia Studio" - Los Angeles AP (1975) "Alan J. Hirschfield Story of a Movie Mogul" by Shirley Dodson Cobb "Kerkorian to Seek 20% of Columbia" by Robert J. Cole "Coke Expected to Acquire Columbia Pictures" by Thomas C. Hayes "Schmoozing All the way to the Bank" by Leah Nathans Spiro "State of the Arb" by Jason Zweig "King of the Sports Deal" by David Whitford "A Major Studio Player" by Michael Cieply "Meeting of Moguls, if Not of Minds" by David D. Kirkpatrick "Cashing In on Old Friends in High Places" by Barry Rehfeld "Media Executives Lose their Edge" by Mark Landler

The OTRNow Radio Program 2024-017The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. July 10, 1939. Program #27. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. The Three Golden Pomegranates. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. 11007. The Shadow Of Fu Manchu. July 12, 1939. Program #28. Radio Attractions syndication. Sponsored by: Music fill for local commercial insert. Nayland Smith returns with a clue, the trail warms. Hanley Stafford, Gale Gordon. Good News Of 1939. November 17, 1938. NBC net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Maxwell House Coffee, Bulova (local), Beckman's Furs (local). The first tune is "The Bumpy Road To Love." Frank Morgan relates how he battled burglars in his house. Louis Mayer and Father Flanagan talk about the "Boys Town" movie and appeal for funds. Daddy prepares Baby Snooks for a visit from the boss. Scenes from "The Shining Hour," with Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young. "If Men Played Cards As Women Do." About one minute is missing from the middle of the program. Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Frank Morgan, Tony Martin, Louis B. Mayer, Edward Flanagan, Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Margaret Sullavan, Ted Pearson (announcer).  The Louella Parsons Show. January 05, 1951. ABC net. Sponsored by: Jergens Lotion, Woodbury Soap. Burgess Meredith has been secretly married. The Elizabeth Taylor-Nicky Hilton divorce is proceding. The film "The Miracle" is considered "immoral, irreligious and stupid" by the Catholic Church...and Louella. Faye Emerson and Skitch Henderson are having marital troubles. Louella interviews John Wayne and presents him with a scroll from "Motion Picture Herald." John's interview sounds scripted, but he does mention his anti-communist feelings and his support for "The Motion Picture Alliance.". Louella Parsons, John Wayne, Marvin Miller (announcer).FEDERAL AGENT 1944. Finley syndication. Music fill for local commercial insert. Nick Sarno is up for parole, and it's granted despite the objections of the Feds. Sarno's enemies are wiped out in a gangland massacre, even though Sarno is in France!   Dragnet. March 02, 1950. Program #38. NBC net. "The Big Kill". Sponsored by: Fatima. Jack Carver, just out of Folsom, is suspected of killing a cop for revenge. Friday poses as a criminal in jail to find the missing murder weapon. Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough.  Death Valley Days. June 16, 1939. NBC net. "Shoo Fly". Sponsored by: Twenty Mule Team Borax (some commercials deleted). A tough old lady runs her own claim in the Panamint mountains...with a harsh word and a shotgun. Milton Herman, Frank Butler, John McBryde (as "The Old Ranger"), Irene Hubbard, Jeffrey Bryant, George Hicks (announcer), Ruth Woodman (creator, writer), Dorothy McCann (producer), Bob Prescott (sound effects), Keene Crockett (sound effects), Harry Glantz (bugle call), Joseph Bonime (music). 

This month we're juicing Hollywood and getting into the two matrons of juicy Hollywood gossip. We'll be covering Louella Parsons (17:26) and Hedda Hopper (45:07) and their legendary feud. 

Louella Parsons (1881-1972) was an American gossip columnist and screenwriter, whose work boasted an audience of 20 million across many newspapers. She called herself the first-ever film reviewer and was known for her influence in Hollywood and her fierce competition with rival journalist Hedda Hopper.  For Further Reading:  The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons Forgotten Hollywood: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper Were the Mean Queens of Hollywood Gossip for Half a Century This month we're talking about adversaries. These women fought against systems, governments and – sometimes each other to break barriers in their respective fields. They did unthinkable and sometimes unspeakable things to carve out their place in history. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Hannah Bottum, Lauren Willams, and Adrien Behn. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2+ Hours of DramaFirst a look at this day in History.Then Nick Carter, Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast June 27, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the Kings Apology.  Nick turns into an expert in forged documents to track down a particularly vicious killer.Followed by the news from 76 years ago, then Escape, originally broadcast June 27, 1948, 76 years ago, Country of the Blind starring Paul Frees.  An adaptation of the HG Wells story about a mountain guide who finds a hidden valley where no-one has eyes. However, the blind think that he is deformed because he has eyes and can see. Then Hollywood Premiere, originally broadcast June 27, 1941, 83 years ago, Blood and Sand. The rise and fall of a great toreador. An adaptation of the just released motion picture starring Tyrone Power.  After the drama, Louella Parsons interviews Tyrone Power. Followed by This is Your FBI, originally broadcast June 27, 1952, 72 years ago, The Toll Tale Camera.   A movie newsreel gets a gang of jewel thieves on the trail of "Willie," who has their loot. Finally Superman, originally broadcast June 27, 1941, 83 years ago, The White Plague. The "White Plague" has struck again, and another lumberjack is dead. Who is shooting at Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen?Thanks to Robert for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day. 

EPISODE 38 - “Ruth Roman: Star of the Month (June)” - 06/03/2024 RUTH ROMAN was more than a pretty face; she was a survivor! She survived childhood poverty, the fickle nature of Hollywood, the wrath of Alfred Hitchcock, several marriages, and the sinking of the luxury liner Andrea Doria in 1956. Yes, Roman was a warrior. This week, Roman is our Star of the Month for June. Join us as we take a look at her life and her long and fruitful career, where her versatility kept her working for five decades in great films such as “Good Sam” (1948), “The Window” (1949), “Strangers On A Train” (1951), and “The Far Country” (1954). SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film (1998), by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry; Ruth Roman: A Career Portrait (2022), by Derek Sculthorpe; “Stardom Seen for Ruth Roman,” December 11, 1949, by Hedda Hopper, The Los Angeles Times;  “The Progress of a Rising Star: Ruth Roman,” May 1, 1950, Life Magazine; “Hollywood Hasn't Changed Her,” May 17, 1950, by Lloyd L. Sloan, The Hollywood Citizen News; “Roman Holiday,” August 12, 1950, Look Magazine; Bachelor Girl Life Liked by Ruth Roman,” August 29, 1950, by Ruth Roman, The Los Angeles Evening Herald; “The Role I Liked Best,” November 4, 1950, by Ruth Roman, The Saturday Evening Post; “Ruth Roman Aiming at Film Personality,” November 26, 1950, by John L. Scott, The Los Angeles Times; “Film Star and Radio Executive Plan No Honeymoon,” December 18, 1950, by Louella Parsons, The LA Examiner; “Hollywood's ROMAN Candle,” March 17, 1951, by Gladden Hill, Colliers Magazine; “6-Pound Boy Born To Ruth Roman,” November 13, 1952, The Hollywood Citizen News; “Matrimony, Motherhood Revive's Ruth's Career,” February 1, 1953, by Edwin Schallert, The Los Angeles Times;  “Ruth Roman Saves Her Son,3, and Loses Dress,” July 27, 1956, by Ruth Roman, The Hollywood Citizen News; “Weeping Ruth Roman Reunited With Her Son,” July 28, 1956, The LA Examiner; “Hall To Leave Ruth Roman for Diana Lynn,” October 9, 1956, by Louella Parsons, The LA Examiner; “Ruth Roman says ‘I Do' in Panama,” November 9, 1956, The Los Angeles Times;  “SeeSaw Star Isn't Tumbling,” May 13, 1959, by Margaret Harford, The Mirror News; “Annulment of Marriage Won by Ruth Roman,” August 11, 1961, The Los Angeles Times; “Ruth Roman Just Unsinkable Star,” October 30, 1963, by Hal Humphrey, The Los Angeles Times; “Passing Time Has Left Ruth Roman Untouched,” January 10, 1971, by Jim Meyer, The Miami Herald ; “Ruth Roman,” April 1973, by Don Stance, Film Fan Monthly Magazine;  “Ruth Roman: The Ride of a New Roman Empire,” January 1986, Los Angeles Magazine; “Ruth Roman, 75, Glamorous and Wholesome Star, Dies,” September 11, 1999, by William Honan, The New York Times; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  Stage Door Canteen  (1943); Ladies Courageous (1944); Since You Went Away (1944); Song of Nevada (1944); Jungle Queen (1945); You Came Along (1945); Incendiary Blonde (1945); Gilda (1946); The Big Clock (1948); Good Sam (1948); Belle Starr's Daughter (1948); The Window (1949); Champion (1949); Beyond The Forest (1949); Always Leave Them Laughing (1949); Barricade (1950); Colt .45 (1950); Three Secrets (1950); Dallas (1950); Lightning Strikes Twice (1951); Strangers On A Train (1951); Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951); Invitation (1952); Mara Mara (1952); Young Man With Ideas (1952); Blowing Wild (1953); The Far Country (1954); Down Three Dark Streets (1954); Great Day In The Morning (1956); Rebel In Town (1956); 5 Steps To Danger (1956); Bitter Victory (1957); Desert Desperados (1959); Love Has Many Faces (1965); Go Ask Alice (1973); The Baby (1973); The Killing Kind (1973); Impulse (1974); Day Of The Animals (1977); --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the RTC Weekly Download: "Arch Oboler's Plays" and Louella Parsons  

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1169, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: What'S The Gossip? 1: In the 1950s the New York Evening this newspaper became a tabloid and "National" , eventually moving to Florida. the Enquirer. 2: The name of the tabloid website and TV show TMZ refers to a 30-mile zone centering on this major city. Los Angeles. 3: This word also used for gossip is a drinking fountain aboard ship. a scuttlebutt. 4: In 1977 Rupert Murdoch launched a gossip column originally found at and named for this page of the New York Post. Page Six. 5: Famous feuding gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood were Louella Parsons and this alliterative lady. Hedda Hopper. Round 2. Category: Starbuck 1: Starbuck was a native of this Massachusetts island, like that man in the limerick. Nantucket. 2: Starbuck serves as chief mate aboard the Pequod in the most famous work by this author. Herman Melville ("Moby Dick"). 3: Starbuck openly spoke against this captain's mad quest. Captain Ahab. 4: Because Starbuck was a member of this religious group, anyone on board could call him "Friend". Quakers (Society of Friends). 5: "I will have no man in my boat", said Starbuck, "who is not afraid of" one of these. Whale. Round 3. Category: New Country 1: The 2 Saudi-adjacent countries called this (Aden) and this (Sanaa) merged in 1990 to form a new nation. North and South Yemen. 2: With independence in 1993, Eritrea made Ethiopia landlocked, cutting off its access to this sea. the Red Sea. 3: A 24-year armed conflict led to the independence of this nation from South Africa in 1990. Namibia. 4: Until 1994 the nation of Palau was part of this "small" Pacific island group. Micronesia. 5: Russia and China do not recognize the sovereignty of this Muslim majority nation that broke away from Serbia in 2008. Kosovo. Round 4. Category: Something'S Looming Over Me 1: In the state of Querétaro, this country's largest monolith looms over the town of Bernal. Mexico. 2: In Norwich, England it's Norwich Castle, which for 500 years was repurposed as this type of institution, for sure using its keep. a prison. 3: Historic cog railway line and all, in Manitou Springs, Colorado it's this peak that looms. Pikes Peak. 4: Looming over San Francisco, this landmark that opened in 1972 was sold in 2020 for the first time. the Transamerica Pyramid. 5: The cliffs of the Dodecanese Islands, a popular place for rock climbers, loom over this sea. the Aegean. Round 5. Category: Harry Potter And The Chapter Titles 1: In book 1,"The blank Hat". Sorting. 2: In book 4,"The blank World Cup". Quidditch. 3: In book 6,her "Helping Hand". Hermione. 4: In book 7,"The Elder blank". Wand. 5: In book 2,"The Whomping blank". Willow. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

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Luella Parsons's reign as Tinseltown's top tittle-tattler was severely challenged on 14th February, 1938, following the print debut of rival column, ‘Hedda Hopper's Hollywood'.  With her fiery style and incendiary content, Hopper quickly garnered a massive audience of her own. Together, the two writers reached over 75 million readers and radio listeners in Hollywood's golden age; their networks of informants and sensational stories making or breaking countless careers. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discover how the rivals derailed Orson Welles' career after the release of ‘Citizen Kane'; reveal how the Chicago railway played a pivotal role in Parsons's rise to the top; and consider how Hedda changed her first name - to appease her first husband…  Further Reading: • ‘The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons' (Vanity Fair, 1997): https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists • ‘Forgotten Hollywood: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons' (Golden Globes, 2021): https://goldenglobes.com/articles/forgotten-hollywood-hedda-hopper-and-louella-parsons-articles-forgotten-hollywood-hedda-hopper-and-louella-parsons/ • ‘Publicist Frank Liberman on Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper' (Television Academy Foundation, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaZNCJriAZ4 Love the show? Join

On February 15th, 1944 Bob Hope broadcast his program from Santa Ana's Classification Center. His guest of honor was none other than good friend Bing Crosby. In February of 1944 Frances Langford was twenty-eight years old. She grew up in Florida, and originally trained as an opera singer. A tonsillectomy changed her range and she instead shifted her vocal approach to a more contemporary big band, popular music style. As a teenager, cigar manufacturer Eli Witt heard her sing at an American Legion party and hired her to sing on a local radio show he sponsored. In 1931 Langford moved to Hollywood, appearing on Louella Parsons' radio show. She was soon heard by Rudy Vallée, and in 1935 she made her film debut in Every Night at Eight. That year she became a regular performer on Dick Powell's radio show, which Bob Hope joined in 1937. When The Pepsodent Program launched in 1938 she began a long term engagement with Hope. In February of 1944 Hope, Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour were wrapping filming of Road To Utopia, the fourth in their series of Road To films. Written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about two vaudeville performers at the turn of the twentieth century who go to Alaska to make their fortune. Along the way they find a map to a secret gold mine. While shooting wrapped in 1944, the film wasn't released until February 27th, 1946. Its screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award the next year.

EPISODE 19 - “Fallen Angel: The Helen Walker Story” - 01/22/2024 Cast as ALAN LADD's leading lady in her film debut, Massachusetts-born HELEN WALKER was destined for Hollywood greatness. With her deep voice, coolly blonde good looks, and immense talent, she were perfect for Hollywood of the 1940s. However, her rising star abruptly came crashing to earth after a tragic accident sent her life into a downward spiral of despair and alcoholism. This is a cautionary tale of the dark side of fame. Listen to her compelling and tragic story on this week's episode.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Hollywood's Hard Luck Ladies (2020), by Laura Wagner Femme Noir: Bad GIrls of Film (2012), by Karen Burroughs Hannesberry “Biography of Helen Walker,” 1946, 20th Century Fox Studios “Low Down on Cinderella,” March 1946, by Robbin Coons, Motion Picture Magazine “Actress Hurt As Car Upset, Killing Soldier,” January 3, 1947, The Los Angeles Times “Actress Faces $150,000 Suit in Accident,” March 6, 1947, The Los Angeles Daily News “Helen Walker Faces Trail Over Fatal Crash,” March 26, 1947, Citizen News “Helen Walker Cleared in Hitchhiker's Death,” April 4, 1947, The Los Angeles Times “Louella Parsons In Hollywood,” June 5, 1949, by Louella Parsons, The Los Angeles Examiner “Helen Walker, Film Actress, Sheds Fur Buyer,” June 9, 1952, The Los Angeles Daily News “Helen Walker Dies of Cancer at 47,” March 12, 1968, The Los Angeles Times “Helen Walker Dies on Coast, Film Actress in 40s and 50s, March 12, 1968, The New York Times “Screen Time: Return to ‘Nightmare Alley' - The Tumultuous Life of Worcester Starlet Helen Wallker," March 3, 2022, by Craig S. Semon, Worcester Magazine IMDBPro.com Wikipedia.com Stars/Movies Mentioned:    HELEN WALKER: Lucky Jordan (1942), The Good Fellows (1943), Abroad With Two Yanks (1944), Brewster's Millions (1945), Murder, He Says (1945), Murder In The Music Hall (1946), Cluny Brown (1946), Her Adventurous Night (1946), The Homestretch (1947), Nightmare Alley (1947), Heaven Only Knows (1947), Call Northside 777 (1948), My Dear Secretary (1949), Impact (1949), My True Story (1951), Problem Girls (1953), The Big Combo (1955); ROBERT F. BLUMOFE: Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968), Bound For Glory (1976);  H. BRUCE “LUCKY” HUMBERSTONE: Wake Up Screaming (1941), Pin-Up Girl (1944);  --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though she started out acting, what really made Hedda Hopper famous was her work in newspapers. For several decades, she could make or break a movie career with her gossip column, sending statements to print regardless of whether there was any actual proof of what she claimed. Research:  Collins, Amy Fine. “The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons.” Vanity Fair. April 1997. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists Eells, George. “Hedda and Louella.” W.H. Allen. Virgin Books. 1972. Ephron, Nora. “Hedda and Louella.” New York Times. April 23, 1972. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/23/archives/hedda-and-louella-by-george-eells-illustrated-360-pp-new-york-g-p-p.html FROST, JENNIFER. “‘GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD COMPANY': HEDDA HOPPER, HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP, AND THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHARLIE CHAPLIN, 1940-1952.” Australasian Journal of American Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2007, pp. 74–88. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41054077 “Hedda Hopper, Columnist, Dies; Chronicled Gossip of Hollywood.” New York Times. Feb. 2, 1966. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/02/02/79310265.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 “Hollywood's Godmother to Give Views on Past, Present, Future.” The Tampa Tribune. Jan. 10, 1960. https://www.newspapers.com/image/329731973/?terms=hedda%20hopper&match=1 Hopper, Hedda. “Hedda Hopper's Hollywood.” The Shreveport Journal. October 4, 1938. https://www.newspapers.com/image/600365053/?terms=hedda%20hopper&match=1 Peak, Mamie Ober. “Social Butterfly of Screen a Different Person at Home.” Hartford Courant. Jan 10, 1932. https://www.newspapers.com/image/369469825/?terms=hedda%20hopper&match=1 Sbardellati, John and Tony Shaw. “Booting a Tramp: Charlie Chaplin, the FBI, and the Construction of the Subversive Image in Red Scare America.” The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 72, No. 4 (Nov., 2003), pp. 495-530. University of California Press. https://web.viu.ca/davies/H323Vietnam/CharlieChaplin.McCarthyism.pdf “William Randolph Hearst's Campaign to Suppress Citizen Kane.” American Experience. PBS. April 30, 2021. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/kane-william-randolph-hearst-campaign-suppress-citizen-kane/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas Theater -Louella Parsons Show Starring Alan Ladd

Années 1920. Le cinéma américain est en pleine expansion, les studios hollywoodiens ont le vent en poupe, et la vie intime des stars fascine autant qu'elle intrigue. Une occasion rêvée pour Louella Parsons et Hedda Hopper qui vont faire de cette curiosité collective leur marque de fabrique.Pendant plusieurs décennies, ces premières journalistes à scandales vont faire trembler Hollywood en divulguant dans leurs chroniques respectives bon nombre de ragots, de gossips, de rumeurs, détruisant au passage quelques carrières.Juliette Livartowski raconte.CREDITSCet épisode a été produit en avril 2023 et diffusé dans Programme B. Réalisation : Elisa Grenet. Production et édition : Charlotte Baix. Générique : François Clos et Thibault Lefranc. Identité sonore Binge Audio : Jean-Benoît Dunckel (musique) et Bonnie El Bokeili (voix). Identité graphique : Sébastien Brothier et Thomas Steffen (Upian). Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Duffy's Tavern with guest star "Louella Parsons" November 6, 1946 NBC Duffy's Tavern "George Jessel and Rudy Vallee" November 5, 1947 NBC  

The rivalry between Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons is legendary in the world of Hollywood gossip. For over two decades, these two powerful women vied for control of the movie industry's rumor mill, using their respective columns to shape public opinion about the biggest stars of the day. Hopper, known for her trademark hats and biting wit, was a conservative firebrand who championed patriotic causes, while Parsons, with her cozy relationship with the studios, was seen as the establishment insider. Today, Stauney and Sadie dive deep into the histories of the women and how their feud was fueled by personal animosity and professional jealousy, as they traded barbs and tried to one-up each other with the juiciest scoops. We'll also cover how despite their bitter rivalry, both women played a significant role in shaping Hollywood's image and influencing the public's perception of its stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Années 1920. Le cinéma américain est en pleine expansion, les studios hollywoodiens ont le vent en poupe, et la vie intime des stars fascine autant qu'elle intrigue. Une occasion rêvée pour Louella Parsons et Hedda Hopper qui vont faire de cette curiosité collective leur marque de fabrique.Pendant plusieurs décennies, ces premières journalistes à scandales vont faire trembler Hollywood en divulguant dans leurs chroniques respectives bon nombre de ragots, de gossips, de rumeurs, détruisant au passage quelques carrières.Juliette Livartowski raconteProgramme B est un podcast de Binge Audio présenté par Thomas Rozec. Réalisation : Elisa Grenet. Production et édition : Charlotte Baix. Générique : François Clos et Thibault Lefranc. Identité sonore Binge Audio : Jean-Benoît Dunckel (musique) et Bonnie El Bokeili (voix). Identité graphique : Sébastien Brothier et Thomas Steffen (Upian). Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

On this episode of Rona Barrett's Gray Matters, Rona looks back at an inkling she had about the future of media, as a young reporter first encountering columnists Hedda Hopper, Louella Parsons and Joyce Haber. Fascinating!

This episode is about letting play and non-seriousness back into our studios, with a dash of silly rabbits and mind-boggling space telescopes thrown in. Come along with me as I dive into the Nothing Burger state of mind. Mentions: James Webb Telescope, Louella Parsons, Charles Garabedian, Rembrandt, Dick Gackenbach's "Mother Rabbit's Son Tom," Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt ---------------------------- Amy's in a group show "Blush" at ⁠Auxier Kline⁠ 19 Monroe Street NYC April 2-22, 2023! ---------------------------- Pep Talks on IG: ⁠@peptalksforartists⁠ Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠ Amy's Interview on Two Coats of Paint: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2v2ywnb3⁠ Amy's website: ⁠https://www.amytalluto.com/⁠ Amy on IG: ⁠@talluts⁠ ⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠ Donations appreciated! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peptalksforartistspod/support

December 26, 1954 - The day after Christmas and Jack Benny visits Dennis Day who has a cold. Plus the unedited master recording for this episode survives and includes a couple of cut jokes and behind the scenes banter. References include "This is Your Life", "Robert Montgomery Presents", Louella Parsons, and John L Lewis.

JEROME CHARYN chats to Maxim Jakubowski (writer, editor, publisher, bookshop owner & critic) & Paul Burke about his new novel BIG RED, Hollywood the real capital of America, Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, graphic novels, the essence of noir and the female Samson. BIG RED: NARRATED BY A STARRY-EYED LESBIAN, BIG RED REIMAGINES THE TRAGIC CAREER OF RITA HAYWORTH AND HER INDOMITABLE HUSBAND, ORSON WELLES.Set amidst the noir glamour of Hollywood's Golden Age, Big Red re-envisions the life of one of America's most enduring icons: Gilda herself, Rita Hayworth, whose fiery red hair and hypnotic dancing helped make her the quintessential movie star of the 1940s.With narrator Rusty Redburn - a feisty second-string gossip columnist from Kalamazoo tasked with spying on Hayworth by Columbia movie mogul Harry 'The Janitor' Cohn - as our guide, we follow the meteoric rise and heartrending demise of the actress, encountering her exploitative father, Eduardo; her controlling husband, 'boy genius' Orson Welles; and notorious journalist Louella Parsons, among many others. Mixing his trademark screwball comedy and unerring tragedy, Jerome Charyn, with his 'polymorphous imagination' (Jonathan Lethem) reanimates film classics such as Cover Girl, Gilda, and The Lady from Shanghai.An insightful, tender portrait of a seemingly halcyon age before blockbusters and film franchises, Big Red promises to consume both Hollywood cinephiles and neophytes alike.Jerome Charyn is the author of more than fifty works of fiction and nonfiction. Among other honors, he has received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and his novels have been selected as finalists for the Firecracker Award and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Charyn lives in New York.Recommendations (Film): Chinatown, The Lady From Shanghai, Duel In The Sun, Chimes At Midnight, Citizen Kane, Touch Of Evil, The Magnificent Ambersons, Double Indemnity, The Third Man, Decision To Leave, Gold Diggers of 1933, On The Waterfront, The Stranger, Vertigo.Books: James Ellroy, No Country for Old Men Cormac McCarthy, City of Nets Otto Friedrich.Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrime TimePaul Burke writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2022 .

November 23, 1941 - Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Jack Benny invites his cast to his house for dinner including Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson and his wife Peggy, and Phil Harris and his new wife Alice Faye. Dennis is in blackface helping Rochester serve the meal. References include Miles Standish, Chipped Beef, Hedy Lamarr, Humphrey Bogart, and gossip columnists Louella Parsons, Harrison Carroll, Jimmy Star, Herb Stein, and Sidney Skolsky.

April 14, 1946 - Jack Benny's Violin Practice Interrupts Ronald Colman's Rehearsal.  Refereances include the song "One-zy, Two-zy", gossip reporter Louella Parsons, France's debt to the United States, and lines for nymons, butter and vaccinations.

TVC 585.2: Julian David Stone talks to Ed about the many ways in which wunderkind producer Carl Laemmle Jr. changed Universal Studios and the face of movies altogether in the 1930s. Julian's latest novel, It's Alive!, captures the vibrant, exciting, and often chaotic days of 1930s Hollywood while also weaving in such actual figures as Bela Lugosi, director James Whale, legendary gossip columnist Louella Parsons, and Boris Karloff himself. It's Alive is available in hardcover, as an eBook, and as an audiobook through Greenleaf Book Group and Amazon.com. Julian David Stone's other books include No Cameras Allowed: My Career as an Outlaw Rock 'n' Roll Photographer: 1981-1987, the amazing story of how Julian managed to sneak camera equipment into rock concerts over a six-year period during the mid 1980s (and, along the way, amassed a collection of more than 10,000 up-close-and-personal photographs of some of the biggest rock stars of the era), and The Strange Birth, Short life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl, a historical novel based in the world of the 1950s live television that is currently being developed into a TV series. For more on Julian, visit JulianDavidStone.com. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Burns and Gracie Allen was one of the funniest duos in the history of American comedy. Both came from vaudeville, where they performed from childhood, honing their skills. When they met and decided to work together, they created an act that is unforgettable. While their earlier shows continued their standup vaudeville act, they gradually transformed their format to create one of the earliest situation comedies.

December 16, 1945 - Hello Louella. Gossip Columnist Louella parsons has a cameo. Jack benny gets a lot or mail for the "I Can's Stand Jack Benny" contest. It will be judged by Fred Allen, Peter Lorre and Goodman Ace. References include songs "Melencholy Baby", "The Sheik of Araby" and "I'm Glad I Waited For You". The two-way stretch refers to real rubber used in womens undergarments after the war. Plus Tommy Manville, Van Johnson, and the poem "The Ballad of Yukon Jake" by Edward E. Paramore Jr.

Live from the W pool in Hollywood, Chad and JT join Strider to discuss the rivalry of gossip columnists Loullea Parsons and Hedda Hopper. With a combined audience of over 75 million people these two ladies held sway over the careers actors, directors and even studio heads. DADGRASS.COM/DANK for 20% off your first order! patreon.com/striderwilson Sources: Britannica.com, Vanityfair.com ‘The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons' by Amy Fine Collins, Wikipedia.org, Encyclopedia.com, Knowledgestew.com ‘The Origin of the Paparazzi' by Daniel Ganninger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast is a montage of excerpts from old time radio shows performed live and broadcast April 30 to May 6, 1937. Starring Fred MacMurray, Gracie Fields, Louella Parsons, Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, Mary Livingston, Andy Devine, The Hindenburg Disaster, Herbert Morrison, The Lord Mayor of London, Rudy Vallee,  and more. Featured Songs … Continue reading When Radio Ruled – Soundscape 1937 part 8

"¿Una columna sobre la vida de los famosos? ¿A quién le podría interesar algo así?" En la historia en miniatura de esta semana, conocemos a Louella Parsons, la primera columnista de cine del mundo. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week, the girls and the guys make a bet to see who can go without gossiping the longest. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Discussions today include Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, the rivalry between Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, and Lucy and Ethel's friendship manifesting in matching china. You Must Remember This podcast "Gossip Girls" series on Hedda and Lolly Gold Dust Twins Unique Vintage Lucy line with "starlet duster" Marion Davies showing her comedy chops

Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was the first American movie columnist. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst, possibly because she had praised Hearst's mistress Marion Davies, and her columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide. Parsons possessed an uncanny gift for sensing scandal, and her dramatic scoops could make or break an actor's career. She remained the unchallenged Queen of Hollywood until the arrival of Hedda Hopper, who displayed similar talents, and with whom she feuded viciously for years. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was the first American movie columnist. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst, possibly because she had praised Hearst's mistress Marion Davies, and her columns were read by 20 million people in 400 newspapers worldwide. Parsons possessed an uncanny gift for sensing scandal, and her dramatic scoops could make or break an actor's career. She remained the unchallenged Queen of Hollywood until the arrival of Hedda Hopper, who displayed similar talents, and with whom she feuded viciously for years. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

This week, Alicia has the story of the most exciting marriage that never was: That of Lauren Bacall, recent widow of Humphrey Bogart, and Frank Sinatra, who idolized Bogie but wanted to keep the relationship under wraps. When Hollywood super-agent Irving 'Swifty' Lazar inadvertently spilled to gossip columnist Louella Parsons, Lauren faced the wrath of Frank - and was saved from an undoubtedly unhappy marriage. Sponsors Skillshare. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/trashy and get a one month free trial! KiwiCo. Redefine learning with play! Get 50% off your first month plus free shipping on any crate line with code trashy at kiwico.com. Betterhelp.com/trashy – Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! Advertise with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andras & Bryan attempt to unravel the symptoms of wrongness (double standards, with us or against us proclamations, denial of facts and context & fear) particularly when artists become the targets of campaigns that mask deeper and more complicated agendas. How is the world wrong about Wrongness? From Andras Jones: In this episode we discuss several examples of wrongness in cinema and why Bryan and I respond to these in the different ways we do. I hope these stories, and the way we discuss them, will inspire you to look beyond the wrongness of the world and its scapegoats to the lessons we might draw from them. For more on Farrow vs Allen: Moses Farrow: A Son Speaks Out:http://mosesfarrow.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-son-speaks-out-by-moses-farrow.html Soon-Yi Previn speaks:https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/soon-yi-previn-speaks.html By The Way, Woody Allen Is Innocent:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muyaCg2dGAk&t=137s The World Is Wrong - Episode 41 - The Front with Aaron Leonard:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIp7e56QI8c&t=122s For more on USA vs Charlie Chaplin: You Must Remember This: Blacklist Flashback (Charlie Chaplin during WW2): http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2016/3/20/blacklist-flashback-charlie-chaplin-during-world-war-ii You Must Remember This: Gossip Girls (Hedda Hooper, Louella Parsons & Charlie Chaplin):http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2021/5/5/gossip-girls-war-4 For more on Sinead O'Connor: On Twitter: @OhSineady On SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0VpfiMcPPA&t=11s At Dylan Tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiadASyP0bU Pesci on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPykO9jdLk0 Find all of our episodes at www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram @theworldiswrongpodcast Follow us on Twitter @worldiswrongpod Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKE5tmbr-I_hLe_W9pUqXag The World Is Wrong theme written, produced and performed by Andras Jones Check out: The Director's Wall with Bryan Connolly & AJ Gonzalez & The Radio8Ball Show hosted by Andras Jones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louella Parsons y Hedda Hopper fueron encarnizadas rivales en el campo de batalla del sensacionalismo. Se convirtieron en la peor pesadilla de las estrellas del Hollywood clásico. No dudaron en recurrir a la intimidación, el chantaje, la extorsión o el soborno. Ni en pasar por alto los mínimos exigibles de rigor y profesionalidad. Poderosas, manipuladoras e inclementes, Louella Parsons y Hedda Hopper elegían qué contar y qué callar. Edurne Baz repasa la trayectoria de las pioneras de la columna de cotilleos, responsables del ascenso o la caída de numerosos profesionales del espectáculo.

October 26, 1952 - Louella Parsons is back to write a gossip article on Jack Benny. This is a recycled script from April 2, 1944. References include Johnny Ray singer of "The Little White Cloud That Cried", Florence Chadwick who swam the English Channel, movies like "Francis Goes to West Point", exiled King Farouck of Egypt, and the presidential campaign with Ike Eisenhower and Richard Nixon vs Adlai Stevenson.

Steven Peros discusses the production of "The Cat's Meow" the film based upon his play. On episode 33 we sang the praises of "The Cat's Meow" from 2001. On episode 45 the film's writer Steven Peros joined us to discuss "The Missouri Breaks" Find all of our episodes at www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram @theworldiswrongpodcast Follow us on Twitter @theworldiswrong Check out: The Director's Wall with Bryan Connolly & AJ Gonzalez & The Radio8Ball Show hosted by Andras Jones See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hollywood studio system begins to crumble, and Louella and Hedda decline and fall, too. But just as a new generation of filmmakers rises from the ashes and reinvents the movie business, so too does gossip find new life in a new look. We'll end our season by talking about a woman who was the antithesis of Louella and Hedda -- liberal, Jewish, sexually forward, and so unwilling to play the industry's games that she may have ensured the death of the gossip columnist as star.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special bonus episode of Ticklish Business, You Must Remember This host Karina Longworth discusses tackling her latest season on Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons.   Listen to Karina's past and present episodes via her website.   Want bonus content, free movies, and more? Support the show via Patreon.

Appalled by rock n' roll and its racial and sexual implications, Hedda and Louella find themselves in further danger of obsolescence when the gossip game is turned upside down by CONFIDENTIAL Magazine.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 1950s were a decade of massive contradictions in terms of national and cultural attitudes towards sex. As Louella Parsons struggled to keep up with these rapid changes -- and to compete with her bolder, bitchier rival Hedda Hopper -- she reflected and steered the sexual panic through her coverage of two stories: Rita Hayworth's marriage to a Muslim prince, and Ingrid Bergman's “illegitimate” pregnancy. Plus: the emergence of Sheilah Graham, the international woman of mystery who would eventually beat the gossip girls at their own game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During an era in which Hollywood and Washington are shakily aligned in the witch hunting of actual and reputed socialists, Louella struggles to maintain her position as cheerleader for the status quo, while Hedda grabs a torch and tries to burn it all down, using celebrity gossip to further the racist, xenophobic interests of the FBI. There's also a new competitor in town, who at once subversively spoke to and for Hollywood's gay community, while also deflecting attention from his own sexuality by attacking others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Louella’s daughter, Harriet Parsons, became a groundbreaking female film producer at a moment in history in which virtually all mainstream filmmakers were male. She was also a lesbian, at a time when being openly gay was unacceptable in Hollywood -- and, in much of America, illegal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World War II begins to reveal the gulf between Louella’s conservative but essentially business-minded politics, and Hedda Hopper’s virulent right-wing fervor. These differences — and the glee with which Hopper would destroy lives to shore up political power and further her ideology — come through loud and clear in the stories of two controversies: the casting of Gone with the Wind, and the paternity trial of Charlie Chaplin. Meanwhile, Louella shows her devotion to Hearst by using her power to cripple Citizen Kane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1938, washed-up actress Hedda Hopper is installed as a movie gossip columnist with the express purpose of puncturing the success of Louella and Hearst. But Hedda quickly establishes a voice of her own, revolutionary for its insistence on making movie gossip political. Once friends, Louella and Hedda become bitter rivals, egged on in their feud by a third party who sees Hedda as an ally in right-wing conservatism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1923, Louella Parsons signed a contract with William Randolph Hearst for nationwide syndication of the first major Hollywood gossip column. Parsons quickly built a brand based on protecting (and whitewashing) Hollywood’s interests, as well as Hearst’s, relentlessly promoting — and spying on — Hearst’s mistress, Marion Davies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Both Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper worked for papers created by charismatic barons whose publications were nakedly corrupt, totally biased -- and absolutely mainstream. Once we get a feel for this media climate, we’ll trace Louella’s early years of struggle and reinvention on the road to her pioneering bylines, and, finally, her role in canonizing The Birth of a Nation -- the most viciously racist Hollywood blockbuster of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

April 2, 1944 - Louella Parsons about Jack's movie. Gossip columnist Louella Parsons is expected to visit for an interview with Jack benny (and promote her book "The Gay Illiterate". They mention Jack Benny's USO tour in Africa, Jimmy Star's book "The Corpse Came C.O.D.", movie stars Gary Cooper, Hedy Lamarr, Lionel Barrymore, Spencer Tracy, W.C. Fields, Claudette Colbert and the fictional villain Fu Manchu.

Mer än 35 miljoner läsare slukade veckovis det skvallerskribenten Hedda Hopper rapporterade från kulisserna i Hollywood. Med slipat sinne för skvaller tog hon makten över kändisarnas livsöden. Hedda Hopper visste hur branschen fungerade, hon hade själv varit skådespelere innan hon som 52-åring sadlade om till skvallerskribent. Det hon skrev om var sällan några sockrade saker, för ingen är intresserad av det söta och ljusa, som hon sade. Men Hedda Hopper hade också andra drivkrafter, som att försöka röka ut både vänsterprasslare och kommunister från Hollywood. I veckans program berättar vi om skvallerfejden mellan Hedda Hopper och den dåvarande rivalen Louella Parsons. Vi pratar med den sydafrikanska filosofen Jason Van Niekerk som skrivit om skvallret som dygd. Och så tar vi en titt på det  moderna kändisskvallret. Veckans gäst är Sten Hedman, reporter och journalist med många år i branschen.

In 1939, Baltimore was known is show-biz circles as a "tryout town." One of the shows trying out, on the stage of the Hippodrome Theater, was called, Hollywood Stars in Review, MC'd by Louella Parsons, the famous Hollywood gossip columnist. In the review, trying out in Baltimore was a petite brunette named Jane Wyman - an a handsome, All-American type named Ronald Reagan. As things would work out, Ronald Reagan would go on to Hollywood and political stardom - not withstanding that in his try-out in Baltimore, he bombed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who invented the roller skate? Who was a Shaker and what did she make? Has Jake founded a school for Muslim girls? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley find out in today's Date Fight!

A palm reader once told Hedda Hopper that she was in the wrong profession--she wasn't an actress--she was a writer. By the time she was 50, Hedda was considered a failure by Hollywood standards. She was a washed up actress when a newspaper publisher dropped a column in her lap. Hedda approached her work as a columnist like it was a dramatic performance, which she acted out while dictating copy to a secretary. Within two years, she was a formidable rival to gossip queen, Louella Parsons.

Im zweiten Teil von Episode 25 sind wir immer noch beindruckt von diesem Jahrzehnt und sprechen über DEN Stummfilmklassiker schlechthin, schauen uns an, wie es um das Theater stand, entdecken eine schreibende Zunft, die es in der Art vorher nicht gegeben hat und lauschen am Ende Klängen, die man nicht auf den ersten Blick mit den 1920ern verbindet. Metropolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvtWDIZtrAE Metropolis Soundtrack (Gottfried Huppertz) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hwRQl9w6XQ Metropolis - Giorgio Moroder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-2I2BoSEg Fritz Lang Interview (1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYk0qzqqjmQ Metropolis: How Cinema changed the way we see the Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxe92EgT9Y The Machine Pinball - Metropolis-inspirierter Flipper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKFjXX_ZSuQ Kraftwerk - Metropolis (Fanvideo mit original Filmszenen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBeJI4-UPw Weintraub Syncopators - Jackass Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHXqPQ7eQGI Die Dreigroschenoper - St Pauli Theater Hamburg (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLFwsc8AxgI Die Dreigroschenoper To Go (Brecht in 9 Minuten) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWGu13_0t3I Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (Dreigroschenoper) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7eO7MKEZAY Seeräuber Jenny (Dreigroschenoper) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0clERjQ5A Wovon lebt der Mensch (Dreigroschenoper) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVSO1YP9kOk Composograph: Rudolph Valentino http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6669/ Louella Parsons: Whats My Line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsclfwA4VsY Publicist Frank Liberman on Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaZNCJriAZ4 Ruth Etting - Button Up Your Overcoat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UliCMEdTFE The Carter Family Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4faXP3r43S4 The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnfWoSQz3o June Carter Cash - Wildwood Flower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGPE1y_CXU

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Paper Cuts: My Life in Chicago’s Volatile LGBTQ Press is the story of Rick Karlin’s life writing for Chicago’s newspapers, balancing that with his family life outside of it. Joining the staff at GayLife in 1978 gave Karlin a front-row seat at some of the momentous events in post-Stonewall LGBTQ history. From the privileged vantage point of a newspaper office, he watched the rise and fall of disco, the AIDS crisis, same-sex marriage, bars opening and closing, and LGBTQ newspapers coming and going. Like gossip columnists, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, Karlin knew the dirt going on behind the scenes. … Scratch the veneer of what Karlin calls his “so-called celebrity” and you will find a man of conviction, morals, and a keen sense of community. In short, Rick Karlin is a jewel in the crown of Chicago’s LGBTQ press. In 1978 he dived into a polluted pool and, holding his nose, swam in it for decades. And Chicago is all the better for it.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/House-of-Mystery-True-Crime-History. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As part of the 'unholy trio' of gossip columnists, including Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper, Sheilah Graham wrote juicy articles about the stars during the golden age of Hollywood. In 1937, she began a passionate affair with F Scott Fitzgerald that lasted until the author's death in 1940. The film version, based on Sheilah's bestselling memoir, gives us a glossy romance, rather than the reality of Scott's addiction. Deborah Kerr gives a lush performance as the columnist. Gregory Peck gets to the heart of why Sheilah fell for him, and why she stayed, despite his epic benders.

Almost a century after Thomas Inces mysterious death, we are no closer to knowing what really happened on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht that November night. The theories however run rampant. Some believe Hearst shot Ince either on accident when he meant to kill someone else. Who was that someone else? Charlie Chaplin. Rumors swirled that Chaplin and Hearst’s girlfriend Marion Davies were a little too close for comfort. What is clear is that whatever took place that night on Hearst’s yacht is not something he wanted the world to know. He hired reporter Louella Parsons to subsequently silence her. Headlines about the event were changed at his behest. Even a cornor’s inquest was not held and his remains were subsequently cremated, putting an end to our chances to find out what really killed Thomas Ince.Dean Corll was the mastermind behind the Houston Heights Murders that left at least 28 boys dead. He enlisted the help of David Brooks, a teen whom he was abusing, and Elmer Wayne Henley. Brooks and Henley would lure teenage boys back to Corll’s place with the promise of alcohol and drugs. Or more simply a ride home. Most of their victims were treated like runaways, making Corll’s job a lot easier. Not many people were looking for these kids. But the night of August 8, 1973 would blow the lid right off this case. Moving it from just a dark secret between three people and into the public consciousness.Please follow us on socials!Instagram: boozeyblondespodTwitter: boozeyblondesEmail: boozeyblondes@gmail.comFacebook: Blondes, Booze, and Bullsh*teIntro/Closing Music: "Shaving Mirror" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In 1939, Baltimore was known is show-biz circles as a "tryout town." One of the shows trying out, on the stage of the Hippodrome Theater, was called, Hollywood Stars in Review, MC'd by Louella Parsons, the famous Hollywood gossip columnist. In the review, trying out in Baltimore was a petite brunette named Jane Wyman - an a handsome, All-American type named Ronald Reagan. As things would work out, Ronald Reagan would go on to Hollywood and political stardom - not withstanding that in his try-out in Baltimore, he bombed.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were two of the twelve of the classic Hollywood people Sara highlighted in her book. We talked Clarks hometown, his two marriages prior to Carole. He basically used them to get him to Hollywood and stay there. Both were 17 years older. We merge to Carole and Clark and talk after Caroles death. After we discuss Clark and Carole we talk Jean Harlow. I love Jeans accent but is it midwestern?? We talk her move to Hollywood with mama Jean. Her stardom, her marriage to Paul Bern, her unhappiness over William Powells stalling on marrying her and of course her tragic death. We then tackle Spencer Tracy. We really don't talk much of the Katherine Hepburn time. Spencer was a very complicated man. He was tortured and when he went on his drunks, he'd disappear for days at a time. I thought he was kind like the character he portrayed in Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, except for being a vicious killer. I learned a lot about him I never knew. We did talk about Katherine Hepburn and Spencer and the rumors that they were only good friends. We talked a bunch of interesting things and people. I want Sara to come back on and talk about the eight others we didn't get to. They are Jane Wyman, Dorothy Dandridge, Rock Hudson, Jean Seberg, Marilyn Maxwell, Jane Russell, Anne Baxter and Louella Parsons. Thanks so much to Sara, she knows her classic movies and stars. I had a lot of fun with her. You will like her book a lot. Great read..Mostly thanks to you listeners. I really appreciate you. Love, GracexoxoYou can find Sara's book on amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/Going-Hollywood-Midwesterners-Sara-Jordan-Heintz/dp/0692752234/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sara+Jordon+Heintz&qid=1554218712&s=books&sr=1-1-spellYou can also get an autographed copy if you want to get it here.   www.pageturnerbooks.bizYou can listen to podcast on iTunes, Spreaker, Spotify, podbean, I heart radio and youtube. www.truestoriesoftinseltown.com www.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.com itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/true-stories-of-tinseltown/id1363744889?mt=2 please like and follow my facebook page. I post loads of pictures and tidbits about classic hollywoodwww.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltownpinterest https://www.pinterest.com/carneygr/true-stories-of-tinseltown/​

February 16, 1941 - Surprise! It's Jack Benny's Birthday and Herbert Marshall show up to celebrate. In the episode they mention gossip columnist Louella Parsons, and "Dish Night" where you got a free piece of china with your movie ticket.

In Breaking Walls episode 88, we spotlight the 1945-46 season of The Jack Benny Program. This season introduced characters like telephone operators Gertrude and Mabel, press agent Steve Bradley, hot dog vendor Mr. Kitzel, and Ronald and Benita Colman. This season featured guest appearances from Ingrid Bergman, Isaac Stern, Van Johnson, Ray Milland, Peter Lorre, Louella Parsons, Fred Allen, Ed Sullivan and others. It also was the season in which Dennis Day returned from the Navy and one of the most ingenious marketing campaigns in entertainment history took place: The “I Can’t Stand Jack Benny” Contest. Highlights: • Jack’s slipping ratings • Problems with General Foods • Jack changes sponsors • The War ends and a new season begins • Mabel Flapsaddle & Gertrude Gearshift • Steve Bradley and his big ideas • $10,000 and $646,000 • Jack gets robbed • The Contest • Mail pours in • The Colmans can’t stand Jack Benny • Jack’s ratings soar • Christmas of 1945 & The Rose Bowl • Fred Allen and the end of the Contest • Isaac Stern • Palm Springs • Van Jackson • Ed Sullivan and the end of the season • King for a Day The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers The reading material used in today’s episode was: • Sunday Nights at Seven - by Jack and Joan Benny • On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio - by John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-1953 - by Jim Ramsburg • As well as articles from Radio Life on January 27th and February 3rd, 1946 On the interview front: •Jack Benny, Ezra Stone, Kate Smith, Don Wilson, Eliott Lewis, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson and Dennis Day were with Chuck Schaden. Chuck’s interviews from an over 39-year career can be listened to for free at SpeakingofRadio.com • Vincent Price and Mel Blanc were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC’s The Golden Age of Radio. The full interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org • Dennis Day was also with John Dunning for his 1980s 71KNUS Radio program from Denver. Some of his interviews can be found at OTRRLibrary.org • And Finally Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Don Wilson and Mel Blanc were also with Jack Carney for his early 1980s Comedy Program. Much of this audio was originally taken from a 1972 PBS Documentary on Great Radio Comedians. Thank you Goodmond Danielson for supplying me with the audio. Special thanks to our Sponsors: • Twelve Chimes, It’s Midnight https://twelvechimesradio.blogspot.com • The Fireside Mystery Theatre https://www.firesidemysterytheatre.com • The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society https://www.ghoulishdelights.com/series/themorls/ Selected music featured in today’s episode was: • Love in Bloom by Bing Crosby • It’s Been a Long, Long, Time by the Harry James Orchestra • Chickery Chick by Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams & Nancy Norman • Manhattan Serenade by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Jo Stafford • It Might as Well Be Spring by Larry Stephens • Danny Boy by Dennis Day • Along the Navajo Trail by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters I’d also like to thank Walden Hughes and John and Larry Gassman. Listen to their shows on the Yesterday USA radio network. A Special Thank you to: Ron Baron Ryan Kramer Christian Neuhaus Aimee Pavy WallBreakers Links: Patreon - patreon.com/thewallbreakers Social Media - @TheWallBreakers URL - thewallbreakers.com Online Store - jamesthewallbreaker.com/shop/

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In the episode, the ladies talk the sexiness of Capt. Jean Luc Picard, the notorious antics of gossip columnist, Louella Parsons and the extraordinary life of trans Civil War vet, Albert Cashier.

Ronald Reagan in a Busby Berkeley extravaganza!!?? Well, sort of... The Gipper graduates from Warners' B-squad to the big time, but only to the tune of a 30 second two-shot with the great Dick Powell (67% of our hosts disagree with that description of Dick). And it's not exactly Berkeley's finest effort, either. Nothing proto-psychedelic here. Unless Mabel Todd's dotty dialogue disorients you.  And - to quote Mabel - we had some interesting talks! Topics include some notes on Johnny Mercer; the sad demise of erstwhile Stooge Majordomo Ted Healy; the return of Clinton Rosemond and Allyn Joslyn; the mystery that is Hugh Herbert; a despicable blackface gag that tells you everything you need to know about the banality of white supremacist evil during the 1930s; counterfeit fashion plate Alan Mowbray; Louella Parsons; some excuses for Dave to talk about the Lane Sisters (Rosemary and Lola are actually in the film); Glenda Farrell, professional wiseacre; Frances Langford; Johnnie "Scat" Davis; the Second New Deal; Court Packing; some more quality time with Norbert "I LOVE ACTRESSES" Lusk; and even a bona fide cultural leap forward in the persons of the Benny Goodman Quartet (BG, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, and Teddy Wilson, the "Marxist Mozart") - the first integrated group of musicians ever to appear upon an American screen.   Toward the end, Dave, Romy, and Gareth discuss their dismal expectations re: the then-imminent Ontario provincial election (the episode was recorded in May). Suffice it to say, those expectations have been lived down to by Doug Ford, who is even less "refreshing" than Ted Healy.  Now is a time for choosing. Choose RED TIME FOR BONZO! Follow us at: Facebook Follow Romy on Twitter at @rahrahtempleton Follow Gareth on Twitter at @helenreddymades Follow David on Twitter at @milescoverdale   Intro Theme: "Driving Reagan" by Gareth Hedges 

Ronald Reagan in a Busby Berkeley extravaganza!!?? Well, sort of... The Gipper graduates from Warners' B-squad to the big time, but only to the tune of a 30 second two-shot with the great Dick Powell (67% of our hosts disagree with that description of Dick). And it's not exactly Berkeley's finest effort, either. Nothing proto-psychedelic here. Unless Mabel Todd's dotty dialogue disorients you.  And - to quote Mabel - we had some interesting talks! Topics include some notes on Johnny Mercer; the sad demise of erstwhile Stooge Majordomo Ted Healy; the return of Clinton Rosemond and Allyn Joslyn; the mystery that is Hugh Herbert; a despicable blackface gag that tells you everything you need to know about the banality of white supremacist evil during the 1930s; counterfeit fashion plate Alan Mowbray; Louella Parsons; some excuses for Dave to talk about the Lane Sisters (Rosemary and Lola are actually in the film); Glenda Farrell, professional wiseacre; Frances Langford; Johnnie "Scat" Davis; the Second New Deal; Court Packing; some more quality time with Norbert "I LOVE ACTRESSES" Lusk; and even a bona fide cultural leap forward in the persons of the Benny Goodman Quartet (BG, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, and Teddy Wilson, the "Marxist Mozart") - the first integrated group of musicians ever to appear upon an American screen.   Toward the end, Dave, Romy, and Gareth discuss their dismal expectations re: the then-imminent Ontario provincial election (the episode was recorded in May). Suffice it to say, those expectations have been lived down to by Doug Ford, who is even less "refreshing" than Ted Healy.  Now is a time for choosing. Choose RED TIME FOR BONZO! Follow us at: Facebook Follow Romy on Twitter at @rahrahtempleton Follow Gareth on Twitter at @helenreddymades Follow David on Twitter at @milescoverdale

Jack Benny Show Louella Parsons Interviews Jack 4-2-44 http://oldtimeradiodvd.com

Steven Peros is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and television writer. He is the author of both the stage play and screenplay for The Cat's Meow, which was made into the 2002 Lionsgate film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Carey Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, and Joanna Lumley. Additional Film Writing credits include his directorial debut, Footprints (2011), which was hailed as "One of the Ten Best Films So Far This Year" by Armond White, Chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle and was similarly praised by critics Kevin Thomas, F.X. Feeney, Mick LaSalle,and White during the film's initial release. He followed this with The Undying (2011), which he directed and co-wrote, and which starred Robin Weigert, Wes Studi, Jay O. Sanders, and Sybil Temtchine. As a playwright, The Cat's Meow had its world premiere in Los Angeles in 1997 and is published by Samuel French, Inc. It has been performed in four countries as of 2013. His earlier play, Karlaboy (1994) also premiered in Los Angeles where it received a Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing. It is also published by Samuel French.   The film takes place aboard publisher William Randolph Hearst's yacht on a weekend cruise celebrating Ince's 44th birthday on November 16, 1924. Among those in attendance are Hearst's longtime companion and film actress Marion Davies, fellow actor Charlie Chaplin, writer Elinor Glyn, columnist Louella Parsons, and actress Margaret Livingston. The celebration is cut short by an unusual death that would go on to become the subject of legendary Hollywood folklore. Steven Peros Website: StevenPeros.com Twitter: @StevenGPeros BIO: After working as a produced writer for Film and Stage, Steven recently forayed successfully into Television, selling his first two original one-hour pilots: Dorian Gray to NBC/Universal, and a second to MTV with Relativity TV and Andrew Panay producing. His original teleplay for 2013’s A Country Christmas Story, starring Dolly Parton, broke Holiday Season rating records for Lifetime Television. Steven is also a noted film historian whose writing on film has been published in MovieMaker Magazine, The Huffington Post, New York's Newsday, Village Voice, and Scr(i)pt. He has contributed BluRay commentary tracks for many classic films. His first book on movies, A Year in the Life of a Film Fanatic: What I Watched. Why I Watched It. comes out in 2018 from BearManor Media. He is a graduate of New York University's Film School and is a member of the Writers Guild of America    Thank You for checking out Hollywood Breakthrough Show  |   Follow us on Twitter @TheBreakThur This podcast main purpose is to serve up positive information. Join us at Hollywood Breakthrough Show, as we interview some of the most talented people in the business, which names you may, or may not know! But you have seen their work! Whether they're well- established veterans of the business, or current up and comers, these are the people who are making a living in Hollywood. Screenwriters, directors, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspective on writing, filmmaking, breaking into Hollywood and navigating SHOW BUSINESS, along with stories of their journey to success!   HELP SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE! SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS, AUTHORS, we would love to help spread the word about your Film, Book, Crowdfunding, etc., Contact us! (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) See Videos of all interviews at Hollywood Breakthrough Show Please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! Follow us on Social Media Sites | Twitter @TheBreakThur| Facebook: facebook.com/HollywoodBreakthroughPodcast Subscribe! Or, Please contact us for Interviews or Sponsorship of an episode! Hollywood Breakthrough Show Website (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) View Apps Sponsor: Press and hold links to visit the page links below: Hollywood Hero Agent Fenix Hill Pro Scottie The Baby Dino      

June 26, 1938 - They talk current events including the Spanish civil war and war between China and Japan, the lone Ranger, and gossip columnist Louella Parsons. Kenny Baker is out of the country so Phil sings a song and so does Mary (with Jack joining in).

There's nothing particularly new in this week's episode except that it took more people to destroy it. In addition to appearances by Babette, Carissa Z, and Rebel, we welcomed back into the bomb shelter DHB (The former guest co-host who threatened to blow up the entire concept of a lousy podcast with his impeccable comedic timing, rapier wit, and suicide vest) and, all the way from the corporate office in Hayward, Shantwon triumphantly returns and then promptly trips over a dining rat. The grievances raised by Louella Parsons about this week's show within a show are well-founded. SK's version of an old timey radio play - "StealthCat" - can sometimes be entertaining (In that only 6 of 10 polled preferred a "poke in the eye"); sometimes educational (But not in a good way); and sometimes inaudible (Which can be a nice break). In addition to some San Francisco history worked in to the dialogue about city parking meters, Shanghaiing, Fior d' Italia, and the Dog Patch listeners are also treated to absolutely nothing else. So tune in next week for another pursuit in exhibitionism. Same lousy time. Same Lousy Podcast.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker is a revisionist history of Hollywood's Golden Era and the tabloid press that covered it. Harry Pennypacker was a prolific and revered newspaper columnist; a colleague of Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, and the other great columnists of the day.Unfortunately, nobody has ever heard of him because the papers never ran his articles.

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons (sensory sensitive, no background/transition music)The two Nosiest Nellie's in Hollywood history! They could make careers and they could ruin careers. Listen now to hear about each of their rises to fame of becoming the most powerful gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood. PLUS a little extra surprise... COCKTAIL PARTY!PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcastEpisode Sources: an article from The Saturday Evening Post titled The Career that Fear Built: Hedda Hopper Ruled the Gossip Business; cartoonresearch.com; the once upon a screen classic film blog at aurorasginjoint.com; Wikipedia; foodnetwork.comImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The two Nosiest Nellie's in Hollywood history! They could make careers and they could ruin careers. Listen now to hear about each of their rises to fame of becoming the most powerful gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood. PLUS a little extra surprise... COCKTAIL PARTY!PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcastEpisode Sources: an article from The Saturday Evening Post titled The Career that Fear Built: Hedda Hopper Ruled the Gossip Business; cartoonresearch.com; the once upon a screen classic film blog at aurorasginjoint.com; Wikipedia; foodnetwork.comImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy