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  1. John Dunning _ On the Air: The Encyclopedia

    She seemed to take herself less seriously than did Parsons, though she was considered more accurate and more willing to personally check out her tips. "On the radio, Miss Hopper cheerfully admits her errors by giving herself the bird with a gold-plated mechanical canary," wrote Current Biography in 1942. Her feud with Parsons was real, and in most popularity contests she came out the winner, pronounced by Life "infinitely more liked by the movie colony than her ruthless rival." Her personal demeanor was highlighted by a colorful vocabulary and outrageous hats. She died Feb. 1, 1966.
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