Earl Blackwell

Earl Blackwell
Blackwell pictured around 1960
Born
Samuel Earl Blackwell Jr.

May 3, 1909
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1995(1995-03-01) (aged 85)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Samuel Earl Blackwell Jr. (May 3, 1909 – March 1, 1995) was an American businessman who was a celebrity promoter and, later, celebrity tracker. In 1939, he founded Celebrity Service, which spawned The Celebrity Bulletin in 1952.[1]

  1. ^ "Earl Blackwell, 85, a Promoter Of Celebrities and Their Events" – The New York Times, March 4, 1995