The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NBDY6T6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 303 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Called by the New York Post "the most powerful female voice in America" and by acclaimed author Mark Lane "the only serious journalist in America who was concerned with who killed John Kennedy and getting all of the facts about the assassination," Kilgallen's official cause of death, reported as an overdose of barbiturates combined with alcohol, has always been suspect since no investigation occurred despite the death scene having been staged. Was What's My Line TV star, media icon, and crack investigative reporter and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen murdered for
Dorothy Kilgallen & Jack Ruby: A Toxic Mix In 1931, at the age of 17, she was a cub reporter for the “New York Evening Journal.” At age 23, she was the first woman “to fly around the world on commercial airlines.” In 1937, she wrote the screenplay for the film, “Fly Away Baby.” She had a cameo role in the Hollywood flick, “Sinner Take All,” and her moniker is enshrined on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her name is Dorothy Mae Kilgallen and she broke the glass ceiling for women in her chosen profession. Kilgallen was born on July 3, 1913, in Chicago, Illinois. Her dad, James, was a highly-respected reporter for the Hearst newspaper ch. "A crackerjack job of cold-case JFK-era reporting" according to The Old Gringo. A crackerjack job of cold-case reporting, deft in description and detail of old assumptions and stunning new information, convincing in its final appeal to the District Attorney of Manhattan: Reopen this case, Mr. D.A. -- It begs for a better understanding of the murder of the reporter who was hot on the trail of who really killed John Kennedy. Mark Shaw has given us a a front-of-the-shelf JFK assassination book that really makes us wonder who dunit and why, and pays some long-overdue homage to the tough woman reporter who was about to find out when she died. Five stars.. Bill Emblom said The Silencing of An Investigative Reporter. Author Mark Shaw has written a compelling rebuttal regarding the death of journalist and television personality Dorothy Kilgallen. Shaw not only wishes to restore Ms Kilgallen's reputation regarding the manner of her death but his belief that she was murdered due to her intense digging into the manner of the death of President John F. Kennedy. Dorothy had received threats regarding her efforts to find the truth behind Kennedy's assassination and author Shaw has done considerable research in making a case for Dorothy's demise due to the mob being behind the death of the President. Shoddy police work at the time of Ms Kilgallen's death a