Harriet Parsons

Harriet Parsons

1906-08-23
76 (1983-01-02)
Burlington - Iowa - USA

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.

Burlington - Iowa - USA

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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Clash by Night 1952 (6.656)

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
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I Remember Mama 1948 (7.107)

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
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Susan Slept Here 1954 (6.1)

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel. Knowing Christopher is working on a juvenile delinquent script, the sergeant brings by delinquent Susan thinking she will inspire Christopher while providing a place for her to spend the holidays outside of juvenile hall.