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Harriet Oettinger Parsons (1906 – 1983) was an American film producer, actress, director, and magazine writer; one of the few female producers in the United States at the time. Her mother was famed gossip columnist Louella Parsons.
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Like Louella, Harriet Parsons was a shrewd professional who combated the prejudices of her contemporaries in order to achieve success in the Hollywood film industry. Upon signing with Columbia Pictures to direct and produce the series Screen Snapshots in 1934, Harriet became the only woman producer and, with the exception of Dorothy Arzner ...
31 de may. de 2021 · Louella’s daughter, Harriet Parsons, became a groundbreaking female film producer at a moment in history in which virtually all mainstream filmmakers were male. She was also a lesbian, at a time when being openly gay was unacceptable in Hollywood -- and, in much of America, illegal.
Prior to moving into landscape design, Harriet had various gardening roles - most notably as the head gardener for Rosemary Verey at Barnsley House. As a designer she has worked for practices in...
16 de mar. de 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Harriet Parsons, the daughter of gossip columnist Louella Parsons, who became Hollywood's first female studio producer in the 1930s. She wrote, directed, and produced 56 shorts, interviewed stars, and hosted radio shows, despite facing prejudice and discrimination.