Louella Parsons

Known for

Acting

Born

August 6, 1881

Died

December 9, 1972 (aged 91)

Biography

Date of Birth 6 August1881, Freeport, Illinois, USA

Date of Death 9 December 1972, Santa Monica, California, USA (arteriosclerosis)

Smarmy-tongued Hollywood gossip columnist of the 40s and 50s who was often in imbroglios with not only her subjects but her professional rivals as well.

Best known work

His New Job

1915

Show People

1928

Susan Slept Here

1954

What's My Line?

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Without Reservations

1946

Hollywood Hotel

1938

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

This Is Your Life

1952

Starlift

1951

Filmography

2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
as Self (archive sound)
1995
The Casting Couch
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1954
Susan Slept Here
as Telephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
as Self (1 episode)
1951
Starlift
as Louella Parsons
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
as Self (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?TV
as Self (2 episodes)
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Herself
1946
Without Reservations
as Louella Parsons
1945
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1938
Hollywood Hotel
as Louella Parsons
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1928
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1927
The Isle of Forgotten Women
Story
1915
His New Job
Writer