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Winchell (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Winchell' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Scott Abbott, based on the 1976 book 'Winchell, His Life and Times' by Herman Klurfeld. It stars Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell, with Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, and Christopher Plummer in supporting roles.
The film won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Tucci, who also received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance.
Premise
The film follows Walter Winchell from his early days as a tabloid gossip columnist to his rise as he takes on the United States' most powerful propagandist.
Cast
* Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell
* Glenne Headly as Dallas Wayne
* Paul Giamatti as Herman Klurfeld
* Xander Berkeley as Gavreau
* Kevin Tighe as William Randolph Hearst
* Christopher Plummer as Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Frank Medrano as Melvin Diamond
* Vic Polizos as Sam Hague
* John F. O'Donohue as Harry
* Michael Greene as Bellamy
* Rod McCary as Emcee
* Victoria Platt as Josephine Baker
* Paula Cale as Mrs. Klurfeld
* Jason Huber as Ed Sullivan
* Paul Jenkins as Lawrence Newman
* Paul Mazursky as Winchell's Father
* Megan Mullally as June Winchell
* Mary Portser as Janet Winchell
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