Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Hollywood Hotel was an American radio program broadcast in the 1930s. It featured Hollywood stars in dramatized versions of then-current movies and \"helped to make Hollywood an origination point for major radio programs.\" Radio historian John Dunning called the program, sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, \"the most glamorous show of its time.\"The instigator of the program was gossip columnist Louella Parsons, whose column was distributed by the Hearst Syndicate. Dunning wrote that she \"promoted the concept and became the driving force behind the success of Hollywood Hotel.\"At the time Hollywood Hotel was launched, Parsons had no peers in Hollywood. In 1937, columnist Jimmy Fidler wrote, \"Louella Parsons has broadened her domination of filmland to include radio, and woe be to those who dare to flout her authority.\" Hollywood Hotel's popularity even spread beyond the United States. On January 28, 1938, all stations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation began carrying it. It was also broadcast in Australia. A June 11, 1938, ad in a Sydney newspaper said, \"In America, 'Hollywood Hotel' entertains millions of listeners, and now, from 2UE, it is winning a big audience who appreciate smart, snappy entertainment. Hear it every Thursday night at 8:15.\""@en }
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- Hollywood_Hotel_(radio_program) abstract "Hollywood Hotel was an American radio program broadcast in the 1930s. It featured Hollywood stars in dramatized versions of then-current movies and \"helped to make Hollywood an origination point for major radio programs.\" Radio historian John Dunning called the program, sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, \"the most glamorous show of its time.\"The instigator of the program was gossip columnist Louella Parsons, whose column was distributed by the Hearst Syndicate. Dunning wrote that she \"promoted the concept and became the driving force behind the success of Hollywood Hotel.\"At the time Hollywood Hotel was launched, Parsons had no peers in Hollywood. In 1937, columnist Jimmy Fidler wrote, \"Louella Parsons has broadened her domination of filmland to include radio, and woe be to those who dare to flout her authority.\" Hollywood Hotel's popularity even spread beyond the United States. On January 28, 1938, all stations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation began carrying it. It was also broadcast in Australia. A June 11, 1938, ad in a Sydney newspaper said, \"In America, 'Hollywood Hotel' entertains millions of listeners, and now, from 2UE, it is winning a big audience who appreciate smart, snappy entertainment. Hear it every Thursday night at 8:15.\"".