Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper in 1929 Born Elda Furry (1885-05-02)May 2, 1885 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died February 1, 1966(1966-02-01) (aged 80) Hollywood, California, U.S. Cause of death Double pneumonia Resting place Rose Hill Cemetery in Altoona, Pennsylvania Nationality American Occupation Actress, gossip columnist Years active 1908–1966 Known for Writing "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" Political party Republican Spouse(s) DeWolf Hopper (m. 1913–22) Children William Hopper (1915–1970) Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was one of America's best-known gossip columnists, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. In the McCarthy era she named suspected communists. Hopper continued to write gossip to the end, her work appearing in many magazines and later on radio.