May Mann

For the First Lady of Florida, see May Mann Jennings.

May Mann
Mann with close friend Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love [citation needed]
Born
May Vasta Randall

(1908-09-01)September 1, 1908
Seattle, Washington, United States
DiedApril 15, 1995(1995-04-15) (aged 86)[1][2]
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationJournalist

May Mann, born May Vasta Randall,[3] (September 1, 1908 - April 15, 1995)[2] was a Hollywood columnist and freelance writer. She wrote a syndicated column about Hollywood gossip and wrote articles on celebrities for fan magazines. Her "Going Hollywood" column was syndicated to 400 newspapers, and contributed to movie magazines Movie Mirror, Silver Screen, Movie Teen, Screenland, and Photoplay. Her columns often featured photos of herself with the celebrity she profiled. She befriended several celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and wrote books about Elvis Presley, Clark Gable, and Jayne Mansfield. She was known as "Hollywood Date Girl" since she wrote about parties that she attended with Hollywood celebrities.[4]

  1. ^ "May Mann; Hollywood Columnist and Biographer". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 1995. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "May Vesta Randall (1908-1995)". FamilySearch. 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Finding aid authors: James V. D'Arc and Angela Wolf (2013). "May Mann papers". Prepared for the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Court checks on buyer of gift for blond writer". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 1948. ProQuest 165885313.