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New York Gossip and Public Life in the 1930s
A wide ranging portrait of Edwin C. Hill and figures in New York culture. The piece links Hill’s rise from reporter to high earnings through radio, reels, and lectures, and intertwines social scenes from Park Avenue, salons, and Broadway. It notes affluent youths like Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, media figures, and evolving urban life, with a closing nod to diverse global anecdotes and a 1934 copyright note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin C. Hill
Philipte
Hill
Aurora
Ind
Boss Clarke
Richard Harding Davis
Hollywood
Keat Speed
Damon Ranger
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
America
Broadway
Rudy Vallee