Louella Parsons
Acting·August 6, 1881·† December 9, 1972 — 91 years old
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
His New Job
1915·5.8
Show People
1928·7.2
Susan Slept Here
1954·6.1
What's My Line?
1950·7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948·6.8
Without Reservations
1946·6.2
This Is Your Life
1952·6.5
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950·6.9
Hollywood Hotel
1938·5.8
The Steve Allen Show
1956·6.2
Starlift
1951·6.8
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954·8.0
Filmography · 23
2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StorySelf (archive footage)2000Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesSelf (archive sound)1995The Casting Couch1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)1956The Steve Allen ShowTVSelf1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf1954Susan Slept HereTelephone Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)1952This Is Your LifeTVSelf1951StarliftLouella Parsons1950The Colgate Comedy HourTVSelf1950What's My Line?TVSelf1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1947The Corpse Came C.O.D.Herself1946Without ReservationsLouella Parsons1945Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th AnniversarySelf1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf1938Hollywood HotelLouella Parsons1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-11928Show PeopleSelf (uncredited)1927The Isle of Forgotten WomenStory1915His New JobWriter