Louella Parsons

Personal Info

Birthday

August 6, 1881

Day of Death

1972-12-09

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Louella Rose Oettinger

Louella Parsons

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.

Known For

Without Reservations

Susan Slept Here

Hollywood Hotel

Starlift

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)
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Susan Slept Here
as Telephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Starlift
as Louella Parsons
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
1928
Show People
as Self (uncredited)