Louella Parsons
Biography
Louella Parsons was a renowned American gossip columnist and screenwriter, born in Freeport, Illinois in 1881, who rose to fame with her columns in 700 newspapers worldwide by the time of her peak. She became the first writer of a dedicated column on motion pictures in the US, writing for the Chicago Record-Herald in 1914. Parsons' career was marked by high-profile feuds and influence in Hollywood, earning her the title "Queen of Hollywood gossip" until Hedda Hopper's arrival.