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Hedda Hopper
  • Birth Name:
    Elda Furry
  • Date of Birth:
    May 2, 1885
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Hollywood, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    February 1, 1966
  • Cause of Death:
    Double Pneumonia
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Hedda Hopper
  • Spouse:
    DeWolf Hopper Sr.

Career

Hedda Hopper

Trivia

Hedda Hopper
  • Unfortunately, some stars blacklisted by the 1950s government as communist and communist sympathsizers, considered dangerous to the US, bever worked again.
  • Howard Hughes was a good friend and inspected every plane she rode. J. Edgar Hoover reportedly supplied her with gossip about Hollywood "communists."
  • Hedda was so influential that she could make sure that a Hollywood actor lost his or her livelihood with just a few words.
  • Hedda Hopper had an FBI file 2 inches thick when it was delivered to her grandson.
  • Hedda's first syndicated column ran on February 14, 1938, followed by the addition of a national radio show.
  • This, in turn, fueled the film box office for greater success and more gossip.
  • She and Louella Parsons, another gossip columnist, raised celebrity gossip to a science and art form to increase newspaper circulation and sales.
  • Ms. Hopper's fashion style provided her with enough fame that it acted as a springboard toward her securing her own Hollywood gossip column, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood.
  • Her specialty was hats and she made thenm and wore then as well. Many were outrageous and she became famous for them.
  • After that, Ms. Hopper was an assistant customer designerin the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Quotes

Hedda Hopper
  • "Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone."
  • "At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money and a total lack of responsibility."
  • "She looks like she combs her hair with an egg beater."
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Biography

Hedda Hopper
Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2009

Hedda Hopper was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. , the daughter of David D. (born 1857) and Margaret Miller (born 1856) Furry, who were German Baptist Brethren. Her siblings included Dora Furry (born March 1880); Sherman Furry (born June 1882); Cameron Furry (born September 1887); Edgar Furry (April 20, 1889 - November 1975); Frank M. Furry (born August 1891); and Margaret Furry (born July 1897). On May 8, 1913, she married DeWolf Hopper in New Jersey. They had one child, actor William Hopper, best known for playing Paul Drake in the Perry Mason series. They were divorced in 1922.

Hopper died of double pneumonia at the age of 80 in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood. She is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Pennsylvania. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Hopper has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6313 1/2 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

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Hedda Hopper

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