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Hopper, Hedda (1890–1966)

US celebrity reporter. From 1938 she wrote a syndicated newspaper column about the private lives of the Hollywood stars. She carried on a widely publicized feud with her rival columnist Louella Parsons.

Born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she left home as a teenager to begin a theatrical career. First appearing on the Broadway stage in 1909, she adopted her professional name after marrying actor DeWolf Hopper. From 1915 she appeared in many silent films. A retired actor, she was hired as a radio gossip reporter in 1936.



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The still-handsome Larson still lives in Los Angeles and prides himself on being "the first television teen idol"--although, fearful of being pigeonholed, he limited his pubescent publicity to only one column, by the notorious gossipmonger Hedda Hopper.
Jack & Jim by Hilferty, Robert / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Mirror is out on the boulevard looking for some fresh dirt for tomorrow's early street edition, while back in Society, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons are checking out all the New Year's Eve bashes to find out who's cheating on whom.
OLD FACES HELP DEFINE WANING CENTURY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
After being robbed of two dollars by a priest who failed to appear for "a simple prayer service" following his father's death, Cagney boycotted the church for life, but he later told gossip columnist Hedda Hopper that "for him Christ's life and words were ever meaningful as guides for his life and that a man neglected spirituality at serious risk to his completeness as a human.
Cagney by Fisher, James T. / Commonweal
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