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She was just as famous as literary icon F. Scott Fitzgerald, more prolific and earned much more money in Hollywood where she wrote 10 screenplays. So why isn't Jazz Age writer Ursula Parrott well known today?

Marsha Gordon, the author of the new biography Becoming the Ex-Wife The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott will give a book talk In connection with the exhibit “The Life & Unexpected Legacy of Norma Shearer” curated by Darin Barnes at the Hollywood Heritage Museum. Parrott, was the writer of the scandalous 1929 novel Ex-Wife which was adapted for the screen as THE DIVORCEE (1930) starring Norma Shearer.

We are delighted to welcome former Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Board Member Randy Chong to the virtual stage who will relate the Story of the Fabulous Fong Wan: Chinese Herbalist, Night Club Owner, and Showman in a special program that will also feature a cocktail or two!