Louella Parsons papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of radio scripts, writing drafts, and records of American movie gossip columnist Louella Parsons (1881-1972). Parsons was an influential figure in Hollywood with her columns being read by 20 million people. She hosted a weekly radio program for a decade featuring movie stars.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s
Creator
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Louella Parsons (1881-1972) was an American movie columnist from 1914 to 1965. She was an influential figure in Hollywood with her columns being read by 20 million people in 700 newspapers worldwide. From 1928-1938, she hosted weekly radio programs featuring movie star interviews and movie showcases. Parsons also had a few spots in movies as herself, including "Without Reservations" (1946) and "Starlift" (1951).
Extent
8.25 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of radio scripts, writing drafts, and records of American movie gossip columnist Louella Parsons (1881-1972). Parsons was an influential figure in Hollywood with her columns being read by 20 million people. She hosted a weekly radio program for a decade featuring movie stars.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harriet Parsons, August 21, 1968.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Louella Parsons papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated. Additional description by Diann Benti.
- Date
- 2022 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
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