Hollywood Whispers - by Eileen Cope (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Hollywood Whispers delves into the lives and intertwined destinies of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, two Hollywood journalists of the 1920s.

Review Quotes

"[Eileen Cope] debuts with a marvelous history of how rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons (1881-1972) and Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) kept movie studios vigilant during the Golden Age of Hollywood . . . It's a profound portrait of how the press shapes the public's understanding of fame."

"[Eileen Cope] debuts with a marvelous history of how rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons (1881-1972) and Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) kept movie studios vigilant during the Golden Age of Hollywood . . . It's a profound portrait of how the press shapes the public's understanding of fame."

About the Author

Eileen Cope has worked in book publishing for over twenty years, first as a book publicist at Viking Penguin before moving on to the editorial department at G.P. Putnam's as legendary publisher Phyllis Grann's assistant. Transitioning over to agenting, Eileen worked for Trident Media Group for eight years before starting her own literary agency, Mark Creative Management. Under Cope Media Group, Eileen is co-producing Operation Underworld with Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter attached to write; co-producing with Maven Pictures (The Kindergarten Teacher); Targeted, the memoir of the Cambridge Analytical whistleblower, with Ruth Wilson attached to star; co-producing Queen of the Air with Andrew Lazar (George and Tammy, Nyad) with Margot Robbie attached to star, and co-producing Sugar Ditch Kids with Tim Moore (Richard Jewel). She lives in New York City.