Winchell and Runyon
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Winchell and Runyon

The True Untold Story

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eBook - ePub

Winchell and Runyon

The True Untold Story

About this book

Winchell and Runyon is about the bittersweet bonding of two legendary journalists who started out as adversaries but ended up as everlasting friends. Walter Winchell and Damon Runyon lived in an unforgettable era during World War II and the years following. Walter Winchell was one of the most popular radio personalities of his time and Damon Runyon was one of the most popular Broadway personalities, best known for having written the show "Guys and Dolls." The book celebrates the life and friendship of Winchell and Runyon, and allows the reader to relive this interesting time in American history. Please visit the following link to see Winchell and Runyon discussed on Live! with Regis and Kelly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIupNH4SgHQ

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9780761851318
Topic
History
Subtopic
Journalism
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. DEDICATION
  4. CHAPTER ONE The journey into one of this country’s most exciting and unforgettable eras – begins...
  5. CHAPTER TWO Damon Runyon Tells One of His Stories
  6. CHAPTER THREE Hitler Was On the Move - But Some of Our Kids Thought He Was a Nice Guy
  7. CHAPTER FOUR President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Meets Walter Winchell
  8. CHAPTER FIVE William Randolph Hearst Meets Damon Runyon
  9. CHAPTER SIX Legs Diamond Puts the Bite on AI Jolson
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN For the First Time Winchell and Runyon Have a Heart to Heart
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT Public Enemy No. 1 Still At Large
  12. CHAPTER NINE The Mafia Evens the Score
  13. CHAPTER TEN Damon Runyon’s Young Wife, Patrice, Comes to New York
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN There’s a Sad Song For Every Broken Heart on Broadway
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE The Politician’s Try to Take Winchell’s Microphone Away From Him
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Walter, Eddie, and Georgie - They Sang on the Corner for Pennies
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN “Apple Annie” Causes a Terrible Breach In the Relationship
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN Damon Runyon Goes Hollywood
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN Winchell's War Prophecy Comes True
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN New York Without Damon Runyon is Like New York Without the Statue of Liberty
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN “The Dawn Patrol”
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN “Hello Suckers”
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY Winchell Broadcasts One Flash Too Many
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Winchell Cops a Plea With Gangster Owney Madden
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Winchell and Juney Take it On the Lam
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Runyon and His Dog, Nubbins
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Runyon Checks Into Hospital (The Heavy Sound of Silence)
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 1945 – One of the Most Eventful Years in History
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The “Dawn Patrol” Sees Action Again
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Winchell and Runyon Reminisce
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Everybody Loved Damon
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Winchell Reads a Letter