Walter Winchell
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"This reign of terror lasted for four years. Considerable, but unacknowledged assistance was given Harrison by two of New York’s established gossipists, Walter Winchell and Lee Mortimer."--Hollywood Babylon (1959) by Kenneth Anger |
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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. He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program. He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes and Jazz Age slang.
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