Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 - February 20, 1972) was an American newspaper and radio commentator. He invented the "gossip column" while at the New York Evening Graphic. He ignored the journalistic taboo against exposing the private lives of public figures, permanently altering journalism. He was a major gossip reporter, whose newspaper column and radio program could alter the reputation of a celebrity

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