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Events on Sunday 20 February 1972 1
1897 – 1972Walter Winchell (1897-1972)Died 20 February 1972, aged 74Winchell was an American newspaper and radio commentator who pioneered the modern gossip column and reached tens of millions of readers and listeners at his peak. His breathless, slang-filled style influenced celebrity journalism for decades. He died largely forgotten in Los Angeles.