Hedda Hopper, American actress and journalist (born 1885)

Hedda Hopper

American gossip columnist and actress (1885–1966)

Elda Furry, known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, more than 35 million people read her columns. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, Hopper…