Broadway boogie woogie : Damon Runyon and the making of New York city culture

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Schwarz, Daniel R

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Schwarz demonstrates Runyon's impact on contemporary American urban culture during his career as sportswriter, columnist, trial reporter, and Hollywood figure. His writings, influenced by Vaudevill...

Schwarz demonstrates Runyon's impact on contemporary American urban culture during his career as sportswriter, columnist, trial reporter, and Hollywood figure. His writings, influenced by Vaudeville, jazz, radio, tabloid journalism and the New York gangster culture, can most recently be identified as having influenced The Godfather films and TV hit The Sopranos.

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