Hedda Hopper

Actor 59 / Writer · 1916 – 1966 · 🎬 60 · 🇺🇸 United States

Elda Furry, known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, more than 35 million people read her columns. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, Hopper named suspected Communists and was a major proponent of the Hollywood blacklist. Hopper continued to write her gossip column until her death in 1966. Her work appeared in many magazines and later on radio. She had an extended public feud with Louella Parsons, an arch-rival and fellow gossip columnist.

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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966

The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

Pepe

Pepe

1960

Frequent Collaborators

Emily Fitzroy

5 shared

Billy Wilder

4 shared

Charley Grapewin

4 shared

Robert Z. Leonard

Robert Z. Leonard

4 shared

Reginald Denny

4 shared

George Irving

4 shared

All decades 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

🎬 Movies

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

actor

1966

The Oscar

The Oscar

actor

1966

Pepe

Pepe

actor

1960

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

actor

1959

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

actor

1954

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

actor

1950

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

actor

1942

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

writer

1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

actor

1942

Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

actor

1940

What a Life

What a Life

actor

1939

The Women

The Women

actor

1939

Midnight

Midnight

actor

1939

Maid's Night Out

Maid's Night Out

actor

1938

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

actor

1937

Artists & Models

Artists & Models

actor

1937

Topper

Topper

actor

1937

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

actor

1936

I Live My Life

I Live My Life

actor

1935

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

actor

1935

One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

actor

1935

Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale

actor

1933

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

actor

1933

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

actor

1933

Men Must Fight

Men Must Fight

actor

1933

Speak Easily

Speak Easily

actor

1932

Downstairs

Downstairs

actor

1932

As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me

actor

1932

Night World

Night World

actor

1932

The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

actor

1932

Shipmates

Shipmates

actor

1931

A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

actor

1931

The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

actor

1931

Let Us Be Gay

Let Us Be Gay

actor

1930

Holiday

Holiday

actor

1930

Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out

actor

1930

The Racketeer

The Racketeer

actor

1929

Girls Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wild

actor

1929

Runaway Girls

Runaway Girls

actor

1928

Undressed

actor

1928

Green Grass Widows

actor

1928

A Reno Divorce

A Reno Divorce

actor

1927

Adam and Evil

actor

1927

Wings

Wings

actor

1927

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

actor

1927

Don Juan

Don Juan

actor

1926

Lew Tyler's Wives

Lew Tyler's Wives

actor

1926

Pleasures of the Rich

Pleasures of the Rich

actor

1926

Zander the Great

Zander the Great

actor

1925

Miami

Miami

actor

1924

Has the World Gone Mad!

Has the World Gone Mad!

actor

1923

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

actor

1922

Heedless Moths

Heedless Moths

actor

1921

The New York Idea

The New York Idea

actor

1920

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

actor

1920

Virtuous Wives

Virtuous Wives

actor

1918

The Beloved Traitor

The Beloved Traitor

actor

1918

The Food Gamblers

The Food Gamblers

actor

1917

Her Excellency, the Governor

actor

1917

The Battle of Hearts

The Battle of Hearts

actor

1916

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