Richard Zoglin (born August 8, 1948) is an American journalist and author.
Career
Zoglin wrote about entertainment for ''
Time
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''
for over 20 years. He is the author of ''Hope: Entertainer of the Century'', a 2014 biography of comedian
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...
.
In 2008, he published ''Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America'', describing
Lenny Bruce and the influence of the generation of
stand-ups
who followed him and elaborated on his style.
Education
Zoglin obtained a bachalor's degree from the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
, where he later received his master's degree in journalism.
Personal life
Zoglin was married to Charla Krupp on August 1, 1992, until her death from
breast cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...
on January 23, 2012. Charla Zoglin was an entertainment editor for ''
Glamour''. Zoglin's father was the head of Zoglin Brothers Builders in
Kansas City.
Works
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*''Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show''
References
1948 births
20th-century American journalists
American male journalists
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American biographers
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American male writers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Time (magazine) people
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumni
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