Hedda Hopper Herbert Blache

2008-11-08T00:33:00.000-08:00

Hopper Hedda (1890-1966)

Hedda Hopper, de son vrai nom Elda Furry, naît le 2 mai 1885 à Hollidaysburg, en Pennsylvanie.

Son père était boucher. En 1913, elle rencontre DeWolff Hopper Sr et partent vivrent à Hollywood. Dès lors elle commence une carrière d'actrice.

Le 8 mai 1913, elle se marie avec DeWolff Hopper Sr (1858-1935) et divorcèrent en 1922. Ils eurent un enfant.

Elle décroche un contrat à la Triangle Company et devient, comme Theda Bara avant elle, une “vamp”. Après son divorce, elle tourne une 12aine de films. En 1936, elle anime un programme radiophonique pendant 2 ans.

Grande bosseuse : elle a tournée dans 136 films de 1916 à 1942 !! De tous, on retient “Don Juan” (1926) mais n'a pas le 1er rôle. Néanmoins, elle joue avec Lionel Barrymore, Myrna Loy et Mary Astor. En 1932, Buster Keaton lui demande de jouer dans son film “Speak Easly” avec la jeune nouvelle : Thelma Todd.

Film “Speak Easly” (1932)

On se rappelle aussi “Désirs Secrets” (1935) de George Cukor aux côtés de Katharine Hepburn et Fred MacMurray, “La Fille De Dracula” (1936), “What A Life” (1939) et ”La Baronne De Minuit” (1939) avec Claudette Colbert, John Barrymore et Mary Astor.

Bien qu'elle n'obtienne pas des 1er rôles elle joue dans des films à grandes productions. Il vaut de petits rôles dans de grands films que de grands rôles dans des films sans intérêts.

En 1942, elle se retire. Elle ne réapparaîtra qu'occasionnellement en 1953, 1957 et 1966 dans des séries TV.

Aussi, on peut la voir en coup de vent dans le film “Boulevard Du Crepuscule” (1950) de Billy Wilder avec William Holden, Gloria Swanson et Erich Von Stroheim. On la voit toute à la fin comme journaliste au téléphone où elle demande au policier de raccroché son combiné parce qu'elle est en ligne. Elle reçut 5 000 dollars tout de même pour seulement quelques phrases.

Aussi, une de ses cachoteries : elle a changée sa dâte d'anniversaire au 2 mai 1890 pour parraître plus jeune.

Hedda est décédée le 1er février 1966 d'une double pneumonie à Hollywood, en Californie.
Retrouvez son étoile au Walk of Fame au numéro 6315 sur Hollywood Boulevard

Quelque unes de ces citations :

En parlant d'Hollywood : “notre ville adore le succès, les déesses aux sourires superficiels cachent du sang”

“A Hollwyood, la gratitude c'est d'être l'Ennemi Public No 1″

Hedda Hopper
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Overview
Date of Birth:
2 May 1885, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA more
Date of Death:
1 February 1966, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Her father was a butcher. In 1913 she met and married matinée idol... more
Trivia:
Hedda's husband, DeWolf Hopper Sr., was the one who made Ernest Lawrence Thayer's... more
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
Chicago Celebrity Columnist Kupcinet Dead at 91
(From Studio Briefing. 11 November 2003)
Alternate Names:
Elda Curry | Elda Furry | Ella Furry | Mrs. De Wolf Hopper | Mrs. DeWolf Hopper | Elda Millar
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actress, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:

1. Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV) (voice) .... Hedda, the Mad Hatter
... aka Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)

2. "Playhouse 90" .... Hostess / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
- For I Have Loved Strangers (1957) TV episode .... Hostess
- The Hostess with the Mostess (1957) TV episode .... Maizie Weldon
3. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" .... Hostess (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- A. Fadeout (1953) TV episode .... Hostess

4. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) .... Aunt Henrietta Beresford
... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
5. I Wanted Wings (1941) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Young
6. Life with Henry (1941) .... Mrs. Aldrich
7. Cross-Country Romance (1940) .... Mrs. North
8. Queen of the Mob (1940) .... Mrs. Emily Sturgis

9. Laugh It Off (1939) .... Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Rockingham
10. That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) (uncredited) .... Hedda Hopper - Newspaper Columnist
11. What a Life (1939) .... Mrs. Aldrich
12. The Women (1939) .... Dolly Dupuyster (columnist)
13. Midnight (1939) .... Stephanie
14. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... Polly Griscom
15. Dangerous to Know (1938) .... Mrs. Carson
16. Maid's Night Out (1938) .... Mrs. Harrison
17. Tarzan's Revenge (1938) .... Penny Reed
18. Nothing Sacred (1937) (uncredited) .... Dowager on Ship
19. Vogues of 1938 (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Van Klettering
... aka All This and Glamour Too
... aka Vogues (USA: TV title)
... aka Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (USA: complete title)
20. Artists & Models (1937) .... Mrs. Townsend
21. Topper (1937) .... Mrs. Grace Stuyvesant
22. Dangerous Holiday (1937) .... Lottie Courtney
23. You Can't Buy Luck (1937) .... Mrs. Agnes White
... aka Borrowed Time
24. Bunker Bean (1936) .... Mrs. Dorothy Kent
... aka His Majesty Bunker Bean (UK)
25. Dracula's Daughter (1936) .... Lady Esme Hammond
... aka Daughter of Dracula
26. Doughnuts and Society (1936) .... Mrs. Murray Hill
... aka Stepping Into Society (UK)
27. The Dark Hour (1936) .... Mrs. Tallman
28. Ship Cafe (1935) .... Tutor
29. Three Kids and a Queen (1935) .... Mrs. Cummings
... aka The Baxter Millions (UK)
30. I Live My Life (1935) .... Alvin's Mother
31. Alice Adams (1935) .... Mrs. Palmer
... aka Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA: complete title)
32. Society Fever (1935) .... Mrs. Vandergriff
33. Lady Tubbs (1935) .... Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
... aka The Gay Lady (UK)
34. One Frightened Night (1935) .... Laura Proctor
35. No Ransom (1934) .... Mrs. John Winfield
... aka Bonds of Honor (UK)
36. Little Man, What Now? (1934) (uncredited) .... Nurse
37. Let's Be Ritzy (1934) .... Mrs. Burton
... aka Millionaire for a Day (UK)
38. Apples to You! (1934) (uncredited) .... Chairman of the Board's Wife
39. Bombay Mail (1934) .... Lady Daniels
40. Beauty for Sale (1933) .... Madame Sonia Barton
... aka Beauty
41. Pilgrimage (1933) .... Mrs. Worth (Gary Worth's mother)
42. The Barbarian (1933) .... Mrs. Loway, American Tourist
... aka A Night in Cairo (UK)
... aka Man of the Nile
... aka The Arab
43. Men Must Fight (1933) .... Mrs. Chase
44. The Unwritten Law (1932) .... Jean
45. Speak Easily (1932) .... Mrs. Peets
46. Downstairs (1932) .... Countess De Marnac
47. Skyscraper Souls (1932) .... Ella Dwight
48. As You Desire Me (1932) .... Ines Montari
49. Night World (1932) .... Mrs. Rand
50. The Man Who Played God (1932) .... Mrs. Alice Chittendon
... aka The Silent Voice (UK)
51. Good Sport (1931) .... Mrs. Atherton
52. West of Broadway (1931) .... Mrs. Edith Trent
53. Flying High (1931) .... Mrs. Smith
... aka George White's Flying High
... aka Happy Landing (UK)
54. Rebound (1931) .... Liz Crawford
55. The Mystery Train (1931) .... Mrs. Marian Radcliffe
56. The Common Law (1931) .... Mrs. Claire Collis
57. Shipmates (1931) .... Auntie
58. A Tailor Made Man (1931) .... Mrs. Stanlaw
59. Men Call It Love (1931) .... Callie Brooks
60. The Prodigal (1931) .... Christine
61. The Easiest Way (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Clara Williams
62. War Nurse (1930) .... Mrs. Townsend, Matron
63. Our Blushing Brides (1930) .... Mrs. Lansing Ross-Weaver
64. Let Us Be Gay (1930) .... Madge Livingston
65. Holiday (1930) .... Susan Potter
66. Murder Will Out (1930) .... Aunt Pat
67. High Society Blues (1930) .... Mrs. Divine
68. Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) .... Muriel Wyndham

69. A Song of Kentucky (1929) .... Mrs. Coleman
70. The Racketeer (1929) .... Mrs. Karen Lee
... aka Love's Conquest (UK)
71. Half Marriage (1929) .... Mrs. Page
72. His Glorious Night (1929) .... Mrs. Collingswood Stratton
... aka Breath of Scandal
73. Cat, Dog & Co. (1929) .... President of the Be Kind to Animals Society
74. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) .... Lady Maria
75. Girls Gone Wild (1929) .... Mrs. Holworthy
76. Runaway Girls (1928) .... Mrs. Hartley
77. Undressed (1928) .... Mrs. Stanley
78. Green Grass Widows (1928) .... Mrs. Worthing
79. Harold Teen (1928) .... Mrs. Hazzit
80. The Chorus Kid (1928) .... Mrs. Garrett
... aka Her Great Ambition
81. The Port of Missing Girls (1928) .... Mrs. C. King
82. The Whip Woman (1928) .... Countess Ferenzi
83. Love and Learn (1928) .... Mrs. Ann Blair
84. Companionate Marriage (1928) .... Mrs. Moore
... aka The Jazz Bride
85. French Dressing (1927) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka Lessons for Wives (UK)
86. A Reno Divorce (1927) .... Hedda Frane
87. The Drop Kick (1927) .... Mrs. Hamill
... aka Glitter (UK)
88. One Woman to Another (1927) .... Olive Gresham
89. Wings (1927) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Powell
90. Adam and Evil (1927) .... Eleanor Leighton
91. The Cruel Truth (1927) .... Grace Sturdevant
92. Black Tears (1927)
93. Children of Divorce (1927) .... Katherine Flanders
94. Matinee Ladies (1927) .... Mrs. Aldrich
95. Venus of Venice (1927) .... Jean's Mother
96. Orchids and Ermine (1927) .... The Modiste
97. Obey the Law (1926) .... Society Woman
98. Mona Lisa (1926)
99. Fools of Fashion (1926) .... Countess de Fragni
100. Don Juan (1926) .... Marchesia Rinaldo
101. The Silver Treasure (1926) .... Mrs. Gould
102. Lew Tyler's Wives (1926) .... Virginia Philips
103. Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) .... Mrs. Colby
104. Pleasures of the Rich (1926) .... Mona Vincent
105. The Caveman (1926) .... Mrs. Van Dream
106. Dance Madness (1926)
107. Borrowed Finery (1925) .... Mrs. Bordon
108. The Teaser (1925) .... Margaret Wyndham
109. Raffles (1925) .... Mrs. Clarice Vidal
... aka Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
... aka The Amateur Cracksman
110. Zander the Great (1925) .... Mrs. Caldwell
111. Dangerous Innocence (1925) .... Muriel Church
112. Declassée (1925) .... Lady Wildering
... aka The Social Exile
113. Her Market Value (1925) .... Mrs. Bernice Hamilton
114. The Snob (1924) .... Mrs. Leiter
115. Sinners in Silk (1924) .... Mrs. Stevens
116. Miami (1924) .... Mary Tate
117. Happiness (1924) .... Mrs. Chrystal Pole
118. Why Men Leave Home (1924) .... Nina Neilson
119. Gambling Wives (1924) .... Madame Zoe
120. Another Scandal (1924) .... Cousin Elizabeth MacKenzie
121. Reno (1923) .... Mrs. Kate Norton Tappan
122. Has the World Gone Mad! (1923) .... Mrs. Adams
123. Women Men Marry (1922) .... Eleanor Carter
124. What's Wrong with the Women? (1922) (as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) .... Mrs. Neer
125. Sherlock Holmes (1922) .... Madge Larrabee
... aka Moriarty (UK)
126. Conceit (1921) (as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) .... Mrs. Agnes Crombie
127. The Inner Chamber (1921) (as Mrs. De Wolf Hopper) .... Mrs. Candor
128. Heedless Moths (1921) .... His Wife
129. The New York Idea (1920) .... Vida Phillimore
130. The Man Who Lost Himself (1920) .... Countess of Rochester

131. The Isle of Conquest (1919) .... Mrs. Harmon
132. Sadie Love (1919) .... Mrs. James Wakeley
133. The Third Degree (1919) .... Mrs. Howard Jeffries Sr
134. Virtuous Wives (1918) (as Mrs. DeWolf Hopper) .... Irma Delabarre
135. By Right of Purchase (1918) (uncredited) .... Society Woman
136. The Beloved Traitor (1918) .... Myrna Bliss
137. Nearly Married (1917) .... Hattie King
138. Her Excellency, the Governor (1917) (as Elda Millar) .... SylviaMarlowe
139. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917) (as Elda Furry) .... Myra Thornhill
140. The Battle of Hearts (1916) (as Elda Furry) .... Maida Rhodes
... aka A Battle of Hearts (copyright title)

Self:

1. The Oscar (1966) .... Herself
2. "House Party" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 28 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
3. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 15 March 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
4. "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1964) TV episode .... Herself
5. "The Celebrity Game" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 23 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself
6. The Patsy (1964) .... Herself
7. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1963)
- Episode dated 10 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 22 April 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 11 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Herself - Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 27 May 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 20 May 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
(2 more)
8. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 1 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
9. "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1961)
- Episode dated 31 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Herself
10. Pepe (1960) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
11. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) TV episode .... Herself
12. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) (TV) .... Herself - Host

13. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Herself
14. Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV) .... Herself
... aka Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
15. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
... aka We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title)
- Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana (1957) TV episode .... Herself
16. "Playhouse 90" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
- Around the World in 90 Minutes (1957) TV episode .... Herself
- The Last Tycoon (1957) TV episode .... Herself - Announcing Next Week's Show
17. Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball (1957) .... Herself
18. Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (1957) .... Herself - Gossip Columnist
19. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #1.19 (1957) TV episode .... Herself
20. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Gossip Columnist (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.36 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Gossip Columnist
- Episode #5.13 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Gossip Columnist
21. "I Love Lucy" .... Herself (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
- The Hedda Hopper Story (1955) TV episode .... Herself
22. "This Is Your Life" .... Herself (1 episode, 1954)
- William Wellman (1954) TV episode .... Herself
23. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Herself
24. Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951) .... Herself
25. Sunset Blvd. (1950) .... Herself
... aka Sunset Boulevard (UK) (USA: alternative spelling)

26. The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) (uncredited) .... Herself
27. Screen Snapshots Series 26, No. 5: Hollywood Movie Columnists (1947) .... Herself
28. Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) .... Herself, Hedda Hopper
... aka The Mad Hatter (UK)
29. Unusual Occupations (1946/II) (uncredited) .... Herself
30. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) .... Herself/narrator
31. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5 (1942) .... Herself/narrator
32. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 (1942) .... Herself - Host
33. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942) .... Herself/narrator
34. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) .... Herself/narrator
35. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941) .... Herself/narrator

36. The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Herself
... aka The Stolen Jools

Archive Footage:

1. "Biography"
- Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) TV episode .... Herself
2. Junket Whore (1998) .... Herself
3. Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1997) (TV) .... Herself
4. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Herself
5. Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Herself