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Hedda Hopper

1885 - 1966

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Elda Furry (June 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966), 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 named suspected Communists and was a major proponent of the Hollywood blacklist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hedda Hopper has received more than 3,224,786 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Hedda Hopper is the 2,609th most popular actor (up from 3,185th in 2019), the 4,067th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,958th in 2019) and the 1,188th most popular American Actor.

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  • 52.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hedda Hopper ranks 2,609 out of 13,578. Before her are Jane Badler, Margaux Hemingway, Murray Head, Burl Ives, Anil Kapoor, and Joe E. Tata. After her are Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Julio Baghy, Kevin McCarthy, Alicia Vikander, and Bernard Giraudeau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Hedda Hopper ranks 130. Before her are Charles Dullin, Antonio Bacci, Georges Mandel, Muslim Magomayev, Ruben Sevak, and Roger de La Fresnaye. After her are Eino Rahja, Arturo Rawson, Carmine Gallone, Nils von Kantzow, Francisco Olazar, and Wallace Beery. Among people deceased in 1966, Hedda Hopper ranks 112. Before her are Gaspar Cassadó, Lenny Bruce, Vicente Rojo Lluch, Natacha Rambova, Hans Hofmann, and C. S. Forester. After her are Julie Manet, Joseph A. Walker, Albrecht Brandi, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Gʻafur Gʻulom, and Sylvère Maes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hedda Hopper ranks 4,067 out of 20,380. Before her are Margaux Hemingway (1954), Larry Clark (1943), Burl Ives (1909), David Koresh (1959), George Crumb (1929), and Joe E. Tata (1936). After her are Michael Kahn (1935), Sean Astin (1971), Matthew Lillard (1970), Yusef Lateef (1920), George Clinton (1941), and Jim Carroll (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Hedda Hopper ranks 1,188. Before her are Dorothy McGuire (1916), Kate Walsh (1967), Jane Badler (1953), Margaux Hemingway (1954), Burl Ives (1909), and Joe E. Tata (1936). After her are Sean Astin (1971), Matthew Lillard (1970), Kevin McCarthy (1914), Robert Prosky (1930), Philip Bosco (1930), and Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928).

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Television and Movie Roles

Sunset Boulevard
Hedda Hopper
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Aug 10th 19508.3 / 10
Wings
Mrs. Powell (uncredited)
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Aug 12th 19277.2 / 10
Dracula's Daughter
Lady Esme Hammond
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
May 11th 19365.9 / 10