Walter Winchell Quotes


The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.


Citations

Safire, William, and Leonard Safir, editors. Words of Wisdom. Simon and Schuster, 1989, p. 176.

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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.”