Summary

In her new book, “ Hollywood Whispers : The Untold Story of the Original Gossip Queens, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper ,” Eileen Cope delves into a rivalry that dramatically shaped the entertainment industry and culture at large throughout the mid-20th century. After the birth of the star system in Hollywood, Parsons and Hopper rose to prominence as gossip columnists who could make and break careers, and choose to keep or expose celebrities’ secrets.

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