Hollywood columnists' clippings
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Hollywood columnists' clippings
Date (inclusive): circa 1935-1958
Collection number: 235
Creator:
Extent:
18.5 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Hollywood columnists' clippings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Hollywood columnists write about film celebrities, often with personal, sensational, or intimate
details of their lives and conduct. Current assignments, changes in marital status, legal problems, and
similar subjects are often found in the columns. Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper were among the leading
Hollywood columnists during the height of the studio era from the 1930s to 1950s.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Hollywood columnists' clippings span the years circa 1935-1958 and encompass 18.5 linear feet. The
collection contains newspaper clippings of columns covering Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
Most columns bear descriptive titles, such as "Hollywood Diary" or "Behind the Makeup." The clippings all
appear to be from Los Angeles-area newspapers, with at least half-a-dozen different publishers, from the
"Los Angeles Herald-Examiner" to the "Valley Times." Two dozen journalists are represented, including
Bosley Crowther, Jimmie Fidler, Sheilah Graham, Hedda Hopper, Erskine Johnson, Louella O. Parsons, Edwin
Schallert, Philip K. Scheuer, Sidney Skolsky, and Walter Winchell. The Winchell columns are titled, "In
New York and Hollywood."
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
columnists