Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell 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. Biographer Neal Gabler credited his popularity and influence meant “He turned journalism into a form of entertainment.”
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Male
Date of Birth
April 7th, 1897
Age
128
Birth Place
United States of America, New York
Date of Death
February 20th, 1972
Died Aged
74
Star Sign
Aries
Occupation
Actor
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