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HOPPER Hedda
Born Elda FURRY.
Date of birth : May 21, 1890, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Date of death : February 1, 1966, California. Buried in Pennsylvania (
).
Profession very influential reporter, specialized in the Hollywood gossip.
Addresses
* 1416 North Fairfax avenue, Los Angeles (1927 to 1940 at least)(
)
* 1708
Tropical Avenue 
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Story
Her parents were David E. Furry (February 2, 1857, Pennsylvania-July 4, 1931, Pennsylvania) and Margaret Miller (August 2, 1856, Pennsylvania-December 27, 1941, Pennsylvania).
She was first an actress in silent movies (
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), before becoming a
reporter (
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Her great rival was reporter Louella Parsons (
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She knew Helen Ainsworth.
She had an eye on Marilyn, even before she signed her first contract with the Fox.
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Her article from July 29, 1946, creating an emulation, rushed the studios to make a decision : "Howard Hughes is improving. Picking up a magazine, his attention was attracted by the girl on the cover, and he immediately ordered to offer her some movies. Her name is Norma Jeane Dougherty and she works as a model".
She wrote many articles about the cinema for the press agencies (
).
December 31, 1948, she attended the New Year's Eve party at producer Sam Spiegel's house 
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In May 1953, she attended the prizegiving of the "New Faces Award" to Marilyn, from the The Detroit Free
Press magazine 
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On April 26, 1955, she attended the Newspaper Public Convention (or Banshee Luncheon) at the Waldorf Astoria
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Hedda Hopper was an ardent anticommunist and flaid those who didn't cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Commitee (HUAC), and acclaimed the others.
Letter to Marilyn dated November 5, 1959 
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Later, Marilyn hold it against her for having disclosed her affair with Yves Montand in 1960, a secret that Montand had unwisely confided to her.
June 11, 1961, christenIng of Clark Gable's son
1965, welcoming party for Michael Caine in Hollywood 
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