Hedda Hopper
Acting
Born May 2, 1885 · 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 era she named suspected communists. Hopper continued to write gossip until the end, her work appearin…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Love Lucy
The Steve Allen Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Sunset Boulevard
Small World
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Half Marriage
Wings
Junket Whore
The Women
The Oscar
Dracula's Daughter
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
French Dressing
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Reap the Wild Wind
Sadie Love
Topper
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Nothing Sacred
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Our Blushing Brides
Midnight
The Patsy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Pepe
Sinners in Silk
Men Call It Love
Bombay Mail
Lew Tyler's Wives
Let Us Be Gay
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Laugh It Off
That's Right – You're Wrong