In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley : The Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle - Softcover

Smith, Sally Bedell

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9780671749170: In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley : The Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle

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ISBN 10: 067174917X ISBN 13: 9780671749170

Publisher: Touchstone Books, 1991

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A portrait of television's greatest tycoon draws from hundreds of interviews, capturing the man behind the scenes

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Review:

"A sweeping study of the emergence of broadcasting, the American immigrant experience, and the ravenous personal and professional tastes of Paley as he charmed and clawed his way to the top of society."--Los Angeles Times

"Riveting...packed with revelations, rich in radio and TV lore, sprinkled with intrigues, glitz, and wheeling and dealing at the highest levels of media and government."--Publishers Weekly

"An impressive, meticulously researched work of broadcast history as well as a piquant glimpse inside CBS's corporate culture."--Time

About the Author:

Sally Bedell Smith is the author of bestselling biographies of Queen Elizabeth II; William S. Paley; Pamela Harriman; Diana, Princess of Wales; John and Jacqueline Kennedy; and Bill and Hillary Clinton. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996, she previously worked at Time and The New York Times, where she was a cultural news reporter. In 2012, Smith was the recipient of the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. She is the mother of three children and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Stephen G. Smith.

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