WOMEN IN HISTORY - HEDDA HOPPER
In the golden age of Hollywood, Hedda could make or break careers. Gossip was her business and J. Edgar Hoover was her pen pal
Source: Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia Vol 1, Compton (1928)
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DATE OF BIRTH
Born Elda Furry, May 2, 1885
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PLACE OF BIRTH
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
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DATE OF DEATH
February 1, 1966
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PLACE OF DEATH
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Known as the "Queen of the Quickies," Hedda Hopper was a "B" movie actress who was in over 120 films. Born Elda Furry, on May 2 1885, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of a butcher and one of 7 children. Star struck, she set out first to New York and then to Hollywood to establish a career on the stage and in films. She never really saw success until later in life, when struggling to make ends meet, she took up her pen and began to write. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, Hedda, along with Louella Parsons raised the gossip column to an artform and had the power to make or break careers. She died in Hollywood, at the top of her game, on February 1, 1966.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- From Under My Hat by Hedda Hopper (1953);
- The Whole Truth and Nothing But by Hedda Hopper (1962);
- Hedda and Louella by George Eells (1973).
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QUOTE
"Nobody's interested in sweetness and light!" ~ Hedda Hopper