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Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 15, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Walter Winchell, a pioneer of gossip journalism and radio commentary. Explore his rise and fall, his influence and controversies, and his legacy in American media.
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Nov 18, 1998 · Walter Winchell, who turned gossip into power in his newspaper column and radio program from late 1920's to 50's, proves facinating to filmmakers and writers more than a quarter century after his...
Oct 19, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Walter Winchell, the influential gossip columnist and radio host who shaped modern media. Watch the broadcast premiere of the film featuring Stanley Tucci and Whoopi Goldberg on Oct. 20, 2020.
Sep 18, 2020 · A documentary film 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.
Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that...
