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- Birth nameHarvey Earl Wilson
- Earl Wilson was born on May 3, 1907 in Rockford, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), Cavalcade of Broadway: Leon and Eddie's (1950) and Cavalcade of Broadway: Village Barn (1950). He was married to Rosemary Lyons. He died on January 16, 1987 in Yonkers, New York, USA.
- SpouseRosemary Lyons(January 10, 1936 - February 23, 1986) (her death, 1 child)
- In his column, which was called "It Happened Last Night", he followed the self-imposed rule "never to print any gossip that would break up a marriage".
- His nightly journeys by taxi and telephone through the parties, cabarets and clubs of New York's entertainment world had crammed his notebooks with enough information, anecdotes and jocular observations to fill 11,424 columns.
- In The Fox Hunt (1956), when Lucy and Ricky are visiting in London, she attempts to impress royalty after being introduced to a baron. She casually mentions she knows "the Earl of Wilson," as a nod to their newspaper friend.
- Earned a journalism degree from Ohio State University and worked for newspapers in Columbus and Akron and for the International News Service before moving to "The Washington Post".
- Broadway gossip columnist.
- An optimist is a man who hasn't gotten around to reading the morning papers.
- Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.
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