Pink
Well here we are already two hours into Sunday, and I am still celebrating Pink Saturday. I am trying to get thru all the postings.There is no way I could do it all today. If I haven't posted your pink post, it means I just haven't gotten to it yet. It has been so much fun. I need to go back and visit your blogs, as I just had time to read the pink and maybe peek at your blog. I'm off to LA LA Land...
Hedda Hopper
Birth:
May 2, 1890
Death:
Feb. 1, 1966
Actress, Journalist. Despite a 23 year career that encompassed over 120 motion picture appearances and chorus girl roles on Broadway to motion pictures, she is best remembered for her newspaper column and radio show that focused exclusively on Hollywood gossip, a subject she was able to tell more about to her audience due to her Hollywood insider status. Born Elda Furry in Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she left school to act on Broadway. In 1913 she married marquee star William DeWolfe, a man who was 32 years her senior. They had one son, and divorced in 1922, but she kept his name for the rest of her life (and changed her name to Hedda on the advice of a numerologist). In 1931 she began “The Hedda Hopper Show”, which initially ran as a 15 minute gossip show mostly devoted to Hollywood marriages and divorces. Enormously popular, it ran until 1951, and on the strength of its popularity she started the “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood” column in the Los Angeles Times in 1938. She steadily gained a reputation for exposing tidbits about the lives of Hollywood figures, and created a character of herself in her own right, especially in regard to her vast collection of sometimes outrageous hats, and a long standing feud with rival gossip columnist Louella Parsons. With the advent of television’s popularity in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he radio show waned, but she herself became a staple of television programs and game shows, being a frequent panelist on “What’s My Line?’, and appear on shows like “I Love Lucy”, “The Colgate Variety Hour” and “The Beverly Hillbillies”. In 1960 she received the Journalistic Merit award, and published her autobiography “The Whole Truth and Nothing But!”, which recapped her over 20 years or being an Hollywood insider. She died in Los Angeles of double pneumonia in 1966, working right up until her passing. As a Hollywood icon, she created a number of friends and enemies; she gave harsh advice to actress Ida Lupino, which helped her gain recognizable part, but was despised by actress Joan Bennett, who once sent her a skunk. In 1985 a movie about the feud between her and Parsons was released as “Malice in Wonderland”, which Jane Alexander as Hedda Hopper and Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons
12 comments:
Ellen,
I have only gone through all the pinks one week. There are just so many to look at. I love your pretty banner. Hugs, Bobbi Jo
Happy Pink Birthday!
Nice to meet you. Your banner is darling.
What a marvelous banner. I love all the pink stuff too.
Happy Day!
Charlotte
Hi, Thanks for the comment on my blog. I know I can't get to all of them. My computer locks up sometimes so I'm stuck. Glad you joined the fun! Hugs, Denise
THIS BANNER IS SO SWEET AND WHAT AN AWESOME IDEA.I HAVE TO BORROW THE IDEA.SHE MUST BE A FANTASTIC SISTER.THANK YOU FOR COMING BY MY BLOG.I AM NEW TO THE BLOGGING WORLD AND OF COURSE TO PINK SATURDAYS.WANT SOME GUM?I'LL BET MY GUEST HAS PLENTY.HAHA
OOPS,HAPPY BITRTHDAY...AND MANY MORE.........................
Thank you for stopping by today!
Blessing to you and your family for thanksgiving:)
KayEllen
www.kayellen.typepad.com
Ellen - Welcome to Pink Saturay and thank you for visiting my blog yesterday. It took me longer to reach to you than you to me :) I like all the lovely Christmas ornament (and beautiful young girls in pink), but I like your headder picture, too. Chloe Patricia
hey Hedda Welcome to blogland girl..I only been on here for a month also..thanks for coming by my PINK..hugs and smiles Gloria
Happy pink week. Thank you for stopping by. I love all your pink decorations and the banner is such a great idea. Also your friends tea room is a beauty.
WOW, I love the banner. your sister must love ya LOTS!! . Happy Belated Birthday, thanks for sharing, as for the Victorias Secret product I am not sure as to new or old.Have a great week
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