Sidney Skolsky
Actor, gossip columnist, radio personality, screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sidney Skolsky (May 2, 1905[citation needed] – May 3, 1983) was an American writer best known as a Hollywood gossip columnist. He ranked with Hedda Hopper (with whom he shared a birthday) and Louella Parsons as the premier Hollywood gossip columnists of the first three decades of the sound picture era.
Sidney Skolsky | |
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Born | Sidney Skolsky (1905-05-02)May 2, 1905 New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 3, 1983(1983-05-03) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Gossip columnist Screenwriter Movie actor Movie producer Radio personality |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Estelle Lorenz (1928-1983; his death) |
Children | 2 |
Skolsky was a radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column, he was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in radio and films. Skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname "Oscar" to the Academy Award[citation needed] and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake.[1]