photograph
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T88-1003.10Description
Black and white photograph of Louella Parsons, the movie columnist and screenwriter, along with her autograph. Her message, written along the right side of the photo, is "To Lois Van Landegend, Trust Every Good ??, Sincerely Luella Parsons".History
Lois E. Van Landegend was born in Holland, MI on 2-18-1912 to Tyler Van Landegend and Ada Bellany. The US Census from 1920, 1930 and 1940 show Lois residing in Holland. On 9-8-1944 she married Frank Sinke in Holland, MI.Lois operated the Antique Hobby Shop at 49 West 8th Street in Holland. The name would later change to The Old Store.
Lois passed away on 8-5-1988 in Holland, MI.
"Louella Parsons (born Louella Rose Oettinger; August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was an American movie columnist and a screenwriter. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst because she had championed Hearst's mistress Marion Davies and subsequently became an influential figure in Hollywood. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 700 newspapers worldwide.
She remained the unchallenged “Queen of Hollywood gossip” until the arrival of the flamboyant Hedda Hopper, with whom she feuded for years."- Wikipedia