Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper (The First Lady, Episode 2)
- Podcast Episode
- 2021
- 59m
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 protecti... Read allIn 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 -... Read allIn 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.