Sidney Skolsky

Sidney Skolsky
Sidney Skolsky as himself in The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
Sidney Skolsky as himself in
The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
BornSidney Skolsky
(1905-05-02)May 2, 1905
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 3, 1983(1983-05-03) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationGossip columnist
Screenwriter
Movie actor
Movie producer
Radio personality
NationalityAmerican
SpouseEstelle Lorenz
(1928-1983; his death)
Children2

Sidney Skolsky (May 2, 1905[citation needed] – May 3, 1983) was an American writer best known as a Hollywood gossip columnist. He ranked with Hedda Hopper (with whom he shared a birthday) and Louella Parsons as the premier Hollywood gossip columnists of the first three decades of the sound picture era.

Skolsky was a radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column, he was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in radio and films. Skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname "Oscar" to the Academy Award[citation needed] and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake.[1]

  1. ^ p.120 Hofler, Robert The Man Who Invested Rock Hudson Carroll and Graf 2005