Louella Parsons in the 1930 Census
Posted by Allan Ellenberger on Sep 30th, 2009
2009
Sep 30
1930 CENSUS
Louella Parsons
(1881-1972)
née Louella Rose Oettinger
Journalist and gossip columnist
Herself in Hollywood Hotel (1937)
Villa Carlotta Apartments
5959 Franklin Avenue
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Rent, $250
Radio
Census taken on April 12, 1930
HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*
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Harry W. Martin (head), 40 / South Dakota / Surgeon / Medicine.
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Louella O. Martin (wife), 38 / Illinois / Editor / Newspaper.
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Harriet O. Parsons (step-daughter), 23 / Iowa / Writer / Magazine.
NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.
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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.
The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Wish I could be transformed back to Hollywood 1930′s, 40′s and 50′s. Those were the days! And to have an hour talking with Louella and Hedda, would be the icing on the cake. As long as I am wishing, how about taking a ride with either one and having them tell us what and where the real “Dirt” was and with whom. Ahh yes.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:28 am
A building that is still standing! Cheers to that!
October 1st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Louella Parsons would have been 48 in April 1930 (and she turned 49 in Aug. 1930). Did she shave 10 years off her age when the census was done?
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I wondered if anyone would catch that. – Allan