Sidney Skolsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sidney Skolsky

actor, gossip columnist, radio personality, screenwriter

Date of Birth: 02-May-1905

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-May-1983

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, journalist, press agent, radio personality, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sidney Skolsky (2 May 1905 – 3 May 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.
A radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column, Skolsky also was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in the radio and in the movies.
Skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname "Oscar" to the Academy Award and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake.