SHEILAH GRAHAM
Name: Sheilah Graham Westbrook
Born: 15 September 1904 Leeds, England
Died: 17 November 1988 Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Sheilah Graham Westbrook (September 15, 1904-November 17, 1988) is best known as
a nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age," who
with Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper wielded power to make or break careers
prompting her to describe herself as "the Last of the unholy trio." Others may
know her only for her notorious relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald, which she
played a part in immortalizing through her autobiographical account of that
period, Beloved Infidel, a best-seller made into a movie. In her youth, she had
been a showgirl, and a freelance writer for Fleet Street, and published a few
short stories and two novels. These early experiences would converge in a career
that spanned nearly four decades as a successful columnist and author.
Name: Sheilah Graham Westbrook
Born: 15 September 1904 Leeds, England
Died: 17 November 1988 Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Sheilah Graham Westbrook (September 15, 1904-November 17, 1988) is best known as
a nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age," who
with Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper wielded power to make or break careers
prompting her to describe herself as "the Last of the unholy trio." Others may
know her only for her notorious relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald, which she
played a part in immortalizing through her autobiographical account of that
period, Beloved Infidel, a best-seller made into a movie. In her youth, she had
been a showgirl, and a freelance writer for Fleet Street, and published a few
short stories and two novels. These early experiences would converge in a career
that spanned nearly four decades as a successful columnist and author.