Walter Winchell Quotes


An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.


Citations

Esar, Evan. 20,000 Quips and Quotes. Barnes & Noble, 1995, p. 574.

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Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell
  • Born: April 7, 1897
  • Died: February 20, 1972
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Journalist, Broadcaster

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 β€œHe turned journalism into a form of entertainment.”