Irv Kupcinet | |||||||||
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 Kupcinet at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990 | |||||||||
| Born | Irving Kupcinet July 31, 1912 | ||||||||
| Died | November 10, 2003 (aged 91) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Esther Solomon
(m. 1939; died 2001) | ||||||||
| Children | Karyn Kupcinet Jerry Kupcinet | ||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | North Dakota Northwestern | ||||||||
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Irving Kupcinet (July 31, 1912 – November 10, 2003) was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, television talk-show host, and radio personality based in Chicago, Illinois. He was popularly known by the nickname "Kup".
His daily "Kup's Column" was launched in 1943 and remained a fixture in the Sun-Times for the next six decades.[1]
- ^ Wilgoren, Jodi (August 14, 2002). "For Chicago's 'Town Crier,' the Stories Linger". New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2007.