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Dorothy Kilgallen
Dorothy Mae Kilgallen is an American journalist and game show participant. After spending two semesters at New Rochelle University, she began her career just before her 18th birthday as a reporter for Hearst Group New York Evening magazine. In 1938, she began her column “The Voice of Broadway,” which eventually made its way to over 140 newspapers. In 1950, she became a regular on the What's My Line? Game show, continuing in that role until her death. Kilgallen's categories primarily display business news and gossip, but are also involved in other topics, such as politics and organized crime. She wrote front page articles on the Sam Sheppard trial and then on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
BornDorothy Mae Kilgallen, July 03, 1913, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 08, 1965, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Cause of deathAlcohol and barbiturate overdose
Resting placeGate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationErasmus Hall High School
Alma materThe College of New Rochelle
OccupationMedia personality, author, journalist, panelist
Children3

About Dorothy Kilgallen

Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on July 3, 1913. He dies at the age of 52, on November 8, 1965.

Former journalist and panelist on the game show What's My Line? The Voice of Broadway, her weekly column, was published in approximately 150 newspapers throughout the world.

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Dorothy Kilgallen before becoming famous

Dorothy Kilgallen was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1913 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She attended The College of New Rochelle for her formal education, but walked out after only one year to take a journalistic job at the New York Evening Journal.

Achievement of Dorothy Kilgallen

She was formerly good friends with Pop Singer Frank Sinatra, but as her career evolved, she developed a strong hate for him. In reality, she authored The Pop Singer Frank Sinatra Story, a cover story about him in 1956, in which she thoroughly degraded and humiliated him.

Dorothy Kilgallen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Richard Kollmar was her husband till her death in 1965. Jill, Dickie, and Kerry were the couple's three children.

Dorothy Kilgallen on Social Media

Dorothy Kilgallen Collabed with

She used to appear on Game Show Host Robert Lembke's game program What's My Line? on a regular basis.

Dorothy Kilgallen Income & Net worth

Dorothy Kilgallen's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a journalist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Dorothy Kilgallen.

Dorothy Kilgallen Height and Weight

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Latest information about Dorothy Kilgallen updated on March 14 2023.