“UNCOVERING URSULA PARROTT: DR. MARSHA GORDON ON THE LOST LITERARY STAR” - 8/18/25 (101)
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EPISODE 101 - “UNCOVERING URSULA PARROTT: DR. MARSHA GORDON ON THE LOST LITERARY STAR” - 8/18/25
This week, we are thrilled to welcome film professor and author DR. MARSHA GORDON to discuss the life, career, and lost legacy of early feminist writer URSULA PARROTT. Parrott was a colorful character — a prolific and best-selling author, Hollywood screenwriter, and consistent headline-grabber during her avant-garde, unconventional life. Dr. Gordon, an expert on Parrott, discusses Parrott’s books, Hollywood deals, marriages and divorces, and run-ins with the law that made this writer such a fascinating subject.
To learn more about the work of Dr. Marsha Gordon, check out her website at https://www.marshagordon.org/
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Becoming The Ex-Wife (2023), by Marsha Gordon;
Wikipedia.com;
TCM.com;
IBDB.com;
IMDBPro.com;
Movies Mentioned:
The Divorcee (1930), starring Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, & Conrad Nagel;
Gentleman’s Fate (1931), starring John Gilbert, Louis Wolheim, Lelia Huams, & Anita Page;
Strangers May Kiss (1931), starring Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, & Ray Milland;
Leftover Ladies (1931), starring Claudia Dell & Marjorie Rambeau;
Love Affair (1932), starring Humphrey Bogart & Dorothy Mackail;
The Woman Accused (1933), starring Cary Grant & Nancy Carroll;
There’s Always Tomorrow (1934), starring Binnie Barnes, Robert Taylor, Alan Hale, & Frank Morgan;
Next Time We Love (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart;
Brilliant Marriage (1936), starring Joan Marsh, Ray Walker, & Hugh Marlowe;
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, & Joan Bennett;
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