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"Not only is there far more page-turning drama to Winchell's life than anyone might have thought, but, as imaginatively written and authoritatively reported by Neal Gabler, his biography tells a much larger story that could not be more timely...we live in a tabloid world these days, and rather than settling for either deploring or ignoring that fact, it behooves us to understand how and why we got there. Rather than condescend to his subject or milk him for the usual run of nostalgic show-biz anecdotes, Neal Gabler has bestowed upon him the intelligence, respect, and scholarship usually denied the shapers of our mass culture. The result is a book more important than any Winchell scoop and every bit as exciting."

Winchell : Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity

by Gabler, Neal

First Edition

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Book desription: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Has minor wear and light soiling. Illustrated with photographs. The biography a controvrsial and often gossipy journalist and commentator with a huge following in the 20th century. Winchell supported the election of FDR and later supported Joseph McCarthy.. ISBN: 0679417516. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WINCHELL WALTER 1897 1972 COLUMNIST COMMENTATOR JOURNALIST.

Bookseller: Dickinson Books (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 19817
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0679417516
ISBN 13: 9780679417514
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date published: 1994
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 x 2 inches
Weight: 2.65 pounds
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts;

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