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  1. Nov 21, 1998 · Winchell: Directed by Paul Mazursky. With Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Christopher Plummer. The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.

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    • Biography, Drama, Romance
    • Paul Mazursky
    • 1998-11-21
  2. Winchell was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (Bakst) and Jacob Winchell, a cantor and salesman; they were Russian Jewish immigrants. He left school in the sixth grade and started performing in Gus Edwards 's vaudeville troupe known as the "Newsboys Sextet", which also featured Eddie Cantor and George Jessel . [3]

  3. Winchell is a 1998 American biographical drama television film directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Scott Abbott, based on the 1976 book Winchell, His Life and Times by Herman Klurfeld. It stars Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell, with Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, and Christopher Plummer in supporting ...

  4. Walter Winchell was a U.S. journalist and broadcaster whose newspaper columns and radio broadcasts containing news and gossip gave him a massive audience and much influence in the United States in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. Winchell was raised in New York City, and when he was 13 he left school to.

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  5. By the 1950s, Winchell has secured his place as America's leader in controversy -- even if his prose comes courtesy of ghostwriter Herman Klurfeld (Paul Giamatti).

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    • Paul Mazursky
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    • Stanley Tucci
  6. Sep 18, 2020 · A documentary about the pioneer of gossip, celebrity, politics and news, who influenced millions with his columns and radio shows. Learn how he rose and fell from fame, from promoting Roosevelt to McCarthy, from praising Garbo to attacking Baker.

  7. Oct 19, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Walter Winchell, the syndicated columnist, radio commentator and TV host who created the fast-paced, gossip driven, politically charged media culture of today. Watch the documentary featuring Stanley Tucci as Winchell and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.