Winchell, Walter

Winchell, Walter,

1897–1972, journalist and broadcaster, b. New York City as Walter Winchel. He performed in vaudeville, and adopted a marquee's misspelling of his surname. After serving two years in the navy, he returned to performing and began writing theater news and gossip for Vaudeville News (1922). He wrote a show-business column for the New York Evening Graphic (1924–29), then moved to the Daily Mirror (1929–63); he also had a weekly radio program from the 1930s to early 50s. His opinionated broadcasts and columns won him admirers and critics. Originally a supporter of F. D. Roosevelt, he used his columns and radio shows in the 1950s to further Joseph R. McCarthyMcCarthy, Joseph Raymond,
1908–57, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947–57), b. near Appleton, Wis. He practiced law in Wisconsin and became (1940) a circuit judge. He served with the U.S. marines in the Pacific in World War II, achieving the rank of captain.
..... Click the link for more information. 's sensational exploitation of the public's fear of Communism. Winchell is credited with originating the cult of celebrity gossip in the United States.

Bibliography

See biographies by B. Thomas (1971), H. Klurfeld (1976), M. Herr (1990), and N. Gabler (1994).

Winchell, Walter (b. Winchel)

(1897–1972) journalist; born in Chicago. Father of the newspaper gossip column, which he pioneered in the 1920s along with many slangy neologisms, Winchell also was a familiar voice on radio, from 1929 through the mid-1950s, with his staccato delivery punctuated by the sound of teletype keys.

单词	winchell, walter
释义	Winchell, Walter Winchell, Walter, 1897–1972, journalist and broadcaster, b. New York City as Walter Winchel. He performed in vaudeville, and adopted a marquee's misspelling of his surname. After serving two years in the navy, he returned to performing and began writing theater news and gossip for Vaudeville News (1922). He wrote a show-business column for the New York Evening Graphic (1924–29), then moved to the Daily Mirror (1929–63); he also had a weekly radio program from the 1930s to early 50s. His opinionated broadcasts and columns won him admirers and critics. Originally a supporter of F. D. Roosevelt, he used his columns and radio shows in the 1950s to further Joseph R. McCarthyMcCarthy, Joseph Raymond, 1908–57, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947–57), b. near Appleton, Wis. He practiced law in Wisconsin and became (1940) a circuit judge. He served with the U.S. marines in the Pacific in World War II, achieving the rank of captain. ..... Click the link for more information. 's sensational exploitation of the public's fear of Communism. Winchell is credited with originating the cult of celebrity gossip in the United States. Bibliography See biographies by B. Thomas (1971), H. Klurfeld (1976), M. Herr (1990), and N. Gabler (1994). Winchell, Walter (b. Winchel) (1897–1972) journalist; born in Chicago. Father of the newspaper gossip column, which he pioneered in the 1920s along with many slangy neologisms, Winchell also was a familiar voice on radio, from 1929 through the mid-1950s, with his staccato delivery punctuated by the sound of teletype keys.
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