About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Ed Sullivan, Gossip columnist, Perez Hilton, Dorothy Kilgallen, Hedda Hopper, Sheela Lambert, Walter Winchell, Micah Jesse, Sheilah Graham Westbrook, Cindy Adams, B. Scott, O. O. McIntyre, Luke Ford, Henry Flores, Louella Parsons, Ana Marie Cox, Nicholas Haslam, Buzz Foto, Richard Burnett, Brad Elterman, Marilyn Beck, Nigel Dempster, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Liz Smith, Frances Lynn, Ted Casablanca, Rona Barrett, Elsa Maxwell, Michael Lewittes, Dlisted, Boholano writers, Michael Musto, Timothy McDarrah, Earl Wilson, William d'Alton Mann, Ricky Lo, Jimmie Fidler, Jinx Falkenburg, Mike Walker, Allan Hall, Trent Vanegas, Milly Cangiano, Mary Ann Akers, William Hickey. Excerpt: Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. (born March 23, 1978), better known as Perez Hilton (a play on "Paris Hilton"), is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com (formerly PageSixSixSix.com), is known for posts covering gossip items about musicians, actors and celebrities. He is also known for posting tabloid photographs over which he has added his own captions or "doodles." His blog has garnered negative attention for its attitude, its active "outing" of alleged closeted celebrities and its role in the increasing coverage of celebrities in all forms of media. Hilton was born in Miami, Florida to parents from Cuba. He graduated in 1996 from Miami's Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and received his BFA in drama from New York University. In 2002, Hilton moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides. After graduation from New York University in 2000, and before beginning his blogging career, Hilton attempted a career as an actor. He briefly worked as a media relations assistant for LGBT rights organization GLAAD, was a freelance writer for gay publications, worked as a receptionist for NYC gay events club Urban Outings, and ...