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Hopper, who had been a public supporter of
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was inspired by Hearst's life, Parsons lunched with the director and believed his evasions and denials. Hopper arrived uninvited to an early screening of the film and wrote a scathing critique, calling it a "vicious and irresponsible attack on a great man". As a result, Hearst sent
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bought that newspaper in 1918 and Parsons was out of a job, as Hearst had not yet discovered that movies and movie personalities were news. Parsons then moved to New York City and started working for the
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Estelle Liebling: An exploration of her pedagogical principles as an extension and elaboration of the Marchesi method, including a survey of her music and editing for coloratura soprano and other voices
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The First Lady of Hollywood: A Biography of Louella Parsons
1738:"The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons"
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Interviews conducted by Louella Parsons with silent film
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1901:Barbas, Samantha (October 24, 2005).
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2152:Virtual History.com: Louella Parsons
1768:. New York: New York: Viking Press.
1535:, McFarland & Co., 2005pg. 46-48
1189:Joanna Sanchez portrayed Parsons in
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2122:Louella Parsons and Harriet Parsons
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835:doctor", which infuriated Parsons.
522:and began hosting a program titled
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1907:. University of California Press.
1507:Quarterly Review of Film and Video
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555:reveals a secret to Louella (1946)
532:demanded payment for its members.
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2104:Works by or about Louella Parsons
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514:interviews that was sponsored by
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2002:Paine, Herbert (March 3, 2018).
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1736:Collins, Amy Fine (April 1997).
1648:"Dorothy Manners, Columnist, 95"
1479:Collins, Amy Fine (April 1997).
1380:Collins, Amy Fine (April 1997).
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2057:. Doubleday, Doran and Company.
1928:Vernon, Terry (March 8, 1956).
1415:. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.
1343:. December 13, 1972. p. 6.
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2070:. Warner Paperback Library.
1936:. Long Beach, CA. p. 42
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1031:(1937) as "Louella Possums".
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1969:(March 9, 2008 interview).
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1917:– via Google Books.
1766:Orson Welles, A Biography
1764:Leaming, Barbara (2001).
1705:Bring On the Empty Horses
1519:10.1080/10509209709361474
1363:Parsons, Louella (1944).
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473:Palm Springs, California
91:Santa Monica, California
2648:Catholics from Illinois
1989:March 12, 2013, at the
1852:"Who Was Hedda Hopper?"
1251:Anger, Kenneth (1975).
1138:William Randolph Hearst
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945:Culver City, California
890:, the voice teacher of
807:The Bells of St. Mary's
520:Campbell's Soup Company
404:William Randolph Hearst
345:The Great Train Robbery
275:William Randolph Hearst
2362:Marion Clyde McCarroll
2267:Marion Clyde McCarroll
2062:Eells, George (1973).
1934:Long Beach Independent
952:Hollywood Walk of Fame
688:Feud with Hedda Hopper
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244:Louella Rose Oettinger
236:Hollywood Walk of Fame
58:Louella Rose Oettinger
2099:at Wikimedia Commons
2036:. Dragonflyer Press.
1875:University of Arizona
1702:Niven, David (1975).
1150:portrayed Parsons in
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1090:contract obligations.
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903:Twentieth Century Fox
858:(1944), published by
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264:Chicago Record-Herald
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1099:Malice in Wonderland
797:Los Angeles Examiner
668:Los Angeles Examiner
636:Without Reservations
494:Los Angeles Examiner
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2391:Kathleen McLaughlin
2309:Kathleen McLaughlin
2250:Josephine Robb Ober
1831:The Daily Telegraph
1568:"Thomas Ince Death"
1037:Singin' in the Rain
941:Holy Cross Cemetery
831:, as "that goddamn
530:Screen Actors Guild
144:John Dement Parsons
103:Holy Cross Cemetery
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2187:Presidents of the
2054:The Gay Illiterate
1965:French, Lawrence,
1889:The New York Times
1856:Town & Country
1652:The New York Times
1591:The New York Times
1366:The Gay Illiterate
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864:Tell It to Louella
856:The Gay Illiterate
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802:Roberto Rossellini
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