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All-powerful newspaper columnist, TV and radio personality Walter Winchell is the mystery challenger on this episode of What's My Line from 1952. At its apex, Winchell's daily gossip column was read by 50 million people. Greatly feared by celebrities, Winchell could make or break a performer's career with one sentence. Winchell did not adjust well to the new medium of television and was pretty much out of business after his home newspaper, the New York Daily Mirror, folded in 1963. During the last couple of years of his life, Winchell was reduced to handing out mimeographed copies of his column to interested passersby. When Winchell died in 1972 fewer than 10 people attended his funeral.
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Added: 16th August 2008
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Here's a What's My Line rarity from 1954: Actor Van Johnson signs in as the mystery challenger--and host John Daly terminates the game before it even starts! Daly explains there had been a security leak: Johnson's forthcoming mystery guest appearance was publicized in both Variety and in Walter Winchell's syndicated column. This was the only time such an occurrence happened in nearly 900 WML programs.
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Added: 7th October 2008
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Here's a clip, lasting about a minute, of the short-lived Walter Winchell TV program from 1956.
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Added: 8th October 2008
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