Among the smart set, strong drink is not an issue; it's simply another weapon in the arsenal against the old ennui, don't you know. This is a world in which people wear evening cloths and quote Dorothy Parker and Walter Winchell, and ocean liners...

You know, David Brown, the great old producer, was mad at me about a column I’d written about one of his shows, I think Sweet Smell of Success, and he fired off a letter at me saying something like, “You style yourself a modern-day Walter Winchell. ...

Philippines — One inimitable journalistic style of Walter Winchell (‘New York Daily Mirror’ syndicated columnist from 1929 to 1963) was what he called “compilation of sundry remarks.” Example of one column topic – “Remarks that New York City Pedestrians...

Murphy documented their shots and banter. He and his staff writers covered every meeting held that week about the racial issue. Reinman told the SDCC’s anniversary gathering last week that Louis took up the tour’s racial discrimination issue with...

Murphy documented their shots and banter. He and his staff writers covered every meeting held that week about the racial issue. Reinman told the SDCC’s anniversary gathering last week that Louis took up the tour’s racial discrimination issue with...

In the same year, the FBI offered to clear Lee’s name if he would publicly call Paul Robeson a Communist. Lee refused and responded by saying, “All you’re trying to do is split my race.” According to newspaper columnist Walter Winchell, Lee stated that...