Walter Winchell and the Culture of Gossip
Neal Gabler
736 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0330320165
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1995
BiographyBiography MemoirHistoryJournalismNonfictionPoliticsWorld War II
Through the figure of Broadway hack, Walter Winchell, this book builds a picture of the influence of the media on popular culture and history. Winchell made and broke people in the public eye and supported or disowned political and social issues, until rendered impotent by the advent of television.