Winchell by Neal Gabler

Winchell by Neal Gabler

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.

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Created Hollywood, Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Fame, Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, and, most recently, Barbra Streisand: Rethinking Beauty, Femininity, and Power for the Yale Jewish Lives series, are among Neal Gabler's five books. His writings and articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Playboy, Newsweek, and Vogue, and he has received two Los Angeles Times Book Awards, Time magazine's nonfiction book of the year, USA Today's biography of the year, a National Book Critics Circle nomination, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Public Policy Scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. The Starr Center is a place where you may go to learn about He has also served as the National Book Awards' primary nonfiction judge. Gabler is currently a professor at Stonybrook Southampton's MFA program.

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ISBN 13	9780679764397
ISBN 10	0679764399
Title	Winchell
Author	Neal Gabler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1995-09-26
Number of pages	704
Prizes	Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Awards 1994
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.