Louella Parsons


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Also Known As
Louella Oettinger
Birth Place
Freeport, Illinois, USA
Born
August 06, 1880
Died
December 09, 1972

Biography

Louella Parsons worked in a variety of genres and built up a diverse and reputable career. The beginning of Parsons' career came with a role in "Show People" (1928). Parsons began to focus on film after appearing in the musical comedy "Hollywood Hotel" (1938) with Dick Powell and the Claudette Colbert comedy "Without Reservations" (1946). Toward the end of her career, Parsons acted in "S...

Bibliography

"Tell It To Louella"
memoirs (1961)
"The Gay Illiterate"
memoirs (1944)

Biography

Louella Parsons worked in a variety of genres and built up a diverse and reputable career. The beginning of Parsons' career came with a role in "Show People" (1928). Parsons began to focus on film after appearing in the musical comedy "Hollywood Hotel" (1938) with Dick Powell and the Claudette Colbert comedy "Without Reservations" (1946). Toward the end of her career, Parsons acted in "Starlift" (1951) with Janice Rule. Louella Parsons passed away in December 1972 at the age of 92.

Life Events

Family

Harriet Parsons
Daughter
Screenwriter, producer. Born 1911 in Burlington, Iowa.

Bibliography

"Tell It To Louella"
memoirs (1961)
"The Gay Illiterate"
memoirs (1944)