Earl blackwell biography
Earl blackwell biography
Earl Blackwell, 85, a Promoter Of Celebrities and Their Events...
Earl Blackwell
American businessman
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| Born | Samuel Earl Blackwell Jr. May 3, 1909 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1995(1995-03-01) (aged 85) New York City, 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]
Early life and career
Blackwell was born on May 3, 1909, in Atlanta, Georgia. He became interested in the celebrity lifestyle after caddying for golfer Bobby Jones.[2] He graduated from Oglethorpe University with a journalism degree.[1]
After a brief career in Hollywood in 1932 as an actor, he moved to New York City, where Aries is Rising, a musical comedy he wrote in 1937,[3] starring Constance Collier, had a brief run at the John Golden Theater.[2] W