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One Paragraph Boswell Vaughan Shapes Starbeams Fame
A portrait of Bill Vaughan, longtime Star columnist and editor, who writes about 75,000 one paragraph sketches since 1946 under the pen name Senator and distributes to about 95 U.S. papers. The piece notes his humor, method, and influence on American newspaper lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rockhill Nelson
America
Starrs
Charley Blood
Starbeams
Bill Vaughan
Vaughan
Cary Granton& Et
Clad
Pip) Thompson
U.S
Ben Franklin
Josh Billings
King Hubbard
Bert Leston Taylor
Will Rogers
Franklin P. Adams
Harry Wade
The
Detroit News
Bill
St. Louis