| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 417 p., [16] p. of plates ) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part I; Part II; Part III; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This first full-length biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era, her lifelong alliance with her employer, William Randolph Hearst, and her complex and turbulent relationships with such noted stars, directors, and studio executives as Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Louis B |
| Analysis |
american journalism |
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american movie columnist |
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american screenwriter |
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blackmail |
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celebrity culture |
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citizen kane |
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film industry |
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film journalism |
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frank sinatra |
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hedda hopper |
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hollywood history |
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hollywood power politics |
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hollywood |
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joan crawford |
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louella parsons |
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louella rose oettinger |
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louis b mayer |
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marion davies |
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movie gossip columnist |
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orson welles |
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queen of hollywood gossip |
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ronald reagan |
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studio era |
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the first lady of hollywood |
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walter winchell |
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william randolph hearst |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-408) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Parsons, Louella O. (Louella Oettinger), 1885-1973
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| SUBJECT |
Parsons, Louella O. (Louella Oettinger), 1881-1972 fast |
| Subject |
Gossip columnists -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Gossip columnists
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United States
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Motion pictures
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Biographies
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Motion pictures.
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Biographies.
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Films.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021696502 |
| ISBN |
9780520940246 |
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0520940245 |
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1423717325 |
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9781423717324 |
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9786612358715 |
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6612358718 |
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