Hedda Hopper In 2015, Helen Mirren played Hedda Hopper in the movie "Trumbo" directed by Jay Roach. In 2016, Tilda Swinton played in "Hail, Caesar!" the double part of Thora and Thessaly Thacker, two identical twin sister gossip columnists (mimicking the rivalry between Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, but both heavily based on Hopper herself). In 2017, in the first season of "Feud", Hopper was played by Judy Davis and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the portrayal of the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The New York City Opera announced that it will stage the East Coast premiere
Hedda Hopper Her autobiography, "From Under My Hat" (Doubleday, 1952) was followed by "The Whole Truth and Nothing But" (1962), also published by Doubleday. She remained active as a writer until her death, producing six daily columns and a Sunday column for the "Chicago Tribune" syndicate, as well as writing articles for celebrity magazines such as "Photoplay". On May 8, 1913, Hopper married actor and singer DeWolf Hopper in New Jersey. They had one child, William, who later played Paul Drake in the "Perry Mason" series. They were divorced in 1922. Hopper died on February 1, 1966, of double pneumonia at the