Hedda Hopper

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Hedda Hopper has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Michelle Obama (Jan 2026). Named as an example of a Hollywood columnist/radio/press figure, contextualizing Burnett’s mother’s ambition to interview movie stars.

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 named suspected Communists and was a major proponent of the Hollywood blacklist. Hopper continued to write her gossip column until her death in 1966. Her work appeared in many magazines and later on radio. She had an extende