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Richard Zoglin
American journalist and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Zoglin (born August 8, 1948)[citation needed] is an American journalist and author.
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Born | (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 75) |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Genre | non-fiction |
Notable awards | Samuel Johnson Prize |
Spouse |
Charla Krupp
(m. 1992; died 2012) |
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Zoglin wrote about entertainment for Time[1] for over 20 years. He is the author of Hope: Entertainer of the Century, a 2014 biography of comedian Bob Hope.
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[2] who followed him and elaborated on his style.