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The First Lady Of Hollywood: A Biography Of Louella Parsons-new
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Hollywood Celebrities Feared Her. William Randolph Hearst Adored Her. Between 1915 And 1960, Louella Parsons Was Americas Premier Movie Gossip Columnist And In Her Heyday Commanded A Following Of More Than Forty Million Readers. This First Fulllength Biography Of Parsons Tells The Story Of Her Reign Over Hollywood During The Studio Era, Her Lifelong Alliance With Her Employer, William Randolph Hearst, And Her Complex And Turbulent Relationships With Such Noted Stars, Directors, And Studio Executives As Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Louis B. Mayer, Ronald Reagan, And Frank Sinatraas Well As Her Rival Columnists Hedda Hopper And Walter Winchell. Loved By Fans For Her 'Just Folks,' Smalltown Image, Parsons Became Notorious Within The Film Industry For Her Involvement In The Suppression Of The 1941 Film Citizen Kane And Her Use Of Blackmail In The Service Of Hearsts Political And Personal Agendas. As She Traces Parsonss Life And Career, Samantha Barbas Situates Parsonss Experiences In The Broader Trajectory Of Hollywood History, Charting The Rise Of The Star System And The Complex Interactions Of Publicity, Journalism, And Moviemaking. Engagingly Written And Thoroughly Researched, The First Lady Of Hollywood Is Both An Engrossing Chronicle Of One Of The Most Powerful Women In American Journalism And Film And A Penetrating Analysis Of Celebrity Culture And Hollywood Power Politics.
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