Background
Parsons, Harriet Oettinger was born on August 23, 1906 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Dement and Louella Rose (Oettinger) Parsons.
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Parsons, Harriet Oettinger was born on August 23, 1906 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Daughter of John Dement and Louella Rose (Oettinger) Parsons.
Graduate, Horace Mann School Girls, 1924. Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College, 1928.
Editor Photoplay magazine Producer Screen Snapshots, Columbia Pictures, 1933-1940. Editor column Hollywood in Review, Woman’s Day, 1938-1940.
Producer: Meet the Stars, Republic Studios, 1940-1943, Joan of Ozark, 1942.
Writer, producer R-K-O Radio Pictures, 1943-1955, including Enchanted Cottage, 1945, Night Song, 1947, I Remember Mama, 1948, Never a Dull Moment, 1950, Clash by Night, 1952, Susan Slept Here, 1954. Producer Broadway play, 20th Century Fox television, 1956-1957.
Member scenario staff Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Hollywood, 1928. Member motion picture staff Los Angeles Examiner, 1935-1943. Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Science, Wellesley Alumnae Association, Producers Guild American, Beverly Hills Realty Board, Zeta Alpha.
Club: Hollywood Women's Press.
Married King Kennedy, September 28, 1939 (divorced 1946).