Category Archives: Hollywood

March 3, 1939: On the jump, Carole Lombard in “Made for Each Other” and Hedda Hopper on who’s dating whom. Is that a new fellow for Marlene Dietrich?

  March 2, 1938: "When white was the vogue, Pierre changed his apartment to black, where he gave me a swell party before I sailed for Europe on the Queen Mary," Hedda Hopper says. 

  Feb. 28, 1938: Hedda Hopper writes, "I chatted, for the first time, with Franchot Tone. A fine, intelligent actor. His crooked smile always annoyed me, and suddenly I knew it was to cover up an inferiority complex. I'd like … Continue reading →

  Feb. 26, 1964: Hedda Hopper writes, “Stanley Kramer's remarks before presenting Paine Knickerbocker, of the San Francisco Chronicle, as best critic of the year were insulting. We all cringed.” Now I’m wondering what he said. Anyone have any idea?

  Feb. 25, 1963: Candice Bergen and Terry Melcher are over, Hedda Hopper says. “Lovely Candy and David Niven Jr. are concentrating on each other. They met when both were in school in Switzerland,” Hopper says … and Raymond Burr … Continue reading →

   Feb. 24, 1962: Hedda Hopper says, “That loveable Lucille Ball returns to CBS on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. in a new series for Lever Brothers.”

  Feb. 23, 1961: Hedda Hopper says, “Warren Beatty has sex, youth, talent and ambition.” I would think she might have phrased that a bit differently.

    Feb. 22, 1959: William Shatner was in “The World of Suzie Wong?” I had no idea.

   Feb. 21, 1959: Hedda Hopper says, “When the Navy’s Blue Angels took Janet Leigh for a ride in one of their jets she didn’t realize what a special occasion it was.”