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May 2021
59m 20s

Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons and Hedda ...

Karina Longworth
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Both Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper worked for papers created by charismatic barons whose publications were nakedly corrupt, totally biased -- and absolutely mainstream. Once we get a feel for this media climate, we’ll trace Louella’s early years of struggle and reinvention on the road to her pioneering bylines, and, finally, her role in canonizing The Bir ... Show More
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