Louella Parsons was born on August 6, 1881 in Freeport, Illinois, USA as Louella Rose Oettinger. She was an actress and writer, known for Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945), Hollywood Glamour on Ice (1957) and A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954). She was married to Dr. Henry Watson Martin, John McCaffrey Jr.