Louella Parsons

About

First American movie columnist who had columns featured in 400 newspapers that were read by 20 million people worldwide. She was labeled the Queen of Hollywood for a period of time.

Before Fame

She decided to become a writer while attending high school where she wrote and gave a speech at her graduation.

Trivia

She published her memoirs, The Gay Illiterate, in 1944.

Family Life

She was married three times and had a daughter, Harriet, in 1906.

Associated With

She once lived in the town of Dixon, Illinois which was also the hometown of Ronald Reagan.