Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity
by Neal Gabler
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Author: Neal GablerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-09-26
ISBN: 0679764399
Number of pages: 704
Publisher: Vintage
Summary of Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity
Hailed as the most important and entertaining biography in recent memory, Gabler's account of the life of fast-talking gossip columnist and radio broadcaster Walter Winchell "fuses meticulous research with a deft grasp of the cultural nuances of an era when virtually everyone who mattered paid homage to Winchell" (Time). of photos.On our cultural radar screen, politics and celebrity are quickly merging (have merged?) into a single blip. Although this is the definitively postmodern development, it's not without precedent, and perhaps the granddaddy of it all is the subject of this engrossing book: Walter Winchell. By catching the rising star of radio Winchell was able to transform himself from poor boy to media superstar--and he was just as big as the politicians and movie stars he covered. When Winchell broadcast an unbecoming story about an actress, her career was in trouble; when he championed the cause of Joe McCarthy, the country was in trouble.
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