The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 7 wins & 15 nominations total
John F. O'Donohue
- Harry the Doorman
- (as John O'Donohue)
Jonathan Aaron
- Rabbi
- (as Rabbi Jonathan Aaron)
Sean Michael Allen
- Mirror Reporter
- (as Sean Barnes)
Marissa Leigh
- Schwing Sister #3
- (as Marissa Leigh Baumgartner)
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- TriviaThe character of Dallas Wayne is a fictionalized version of real-life Winchell confidante and speakeasy owner Texas Guinan.
- GoofsWhen Winchell does a Las Vegas nightclub act in 1958, a sign can be seen advertising a show starring Seigfried and Roy - who didn't become headliners until years after Winchell's death.
- Quotes
Franklin D. Roosevelt: I've got a scoop for you, Walter. Senator Taft is a horse's aft.
- Crazy creditsRichard Kent Green was Stanley Tucci's stand-in for both the Central Park scenes in New York and the photo shoot for the poster.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999)
- SoundtracksSchool Days
Written by Gus Edwards and Will D. Cobb (as Will Cobb)
Performed by The Moylan Sisters (as The Moylin Sisters)
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Featured review
"Winchell", a Tucci tour-de-force and docudrama, tells a somewhat biased story of Walter Winchell, renown gossip columnist of the 30's and 40's who rose to considerable influence and fame in the early days of radio as the most listened to reporter in America only to die in obscurity in 1972. An okay biography, this journeyman HBO flick does a good job of hitting the high points of Winchell's life but will have little value to those with no particular interest in the period or the man as he simply wasn't, by cinematic standards, that interesting.
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- Winchell: Cronista de sociedad
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