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I just finished the zoom call a few hours ago.
General game show and buzzr questions asked
Be wary of much that is written about Dorothy and the JFK investigation because a lot of it has been written by sensationalist seeking opportunists aided by some truly weird people. I think Matt and a few others might remember from the atgs days a wacko named David Henschel who frequently trolled the place. He was the ultimate weirdo regarding the whole Kilgallen-JFK think (even though in one of the days when he was sane he was the one who first got a copy of the tribute program with ads from the archives back in the mid-90s).
QuoteI do seem to remember reading that Daly and Kilgallen had a falling out over her investigations, seeing how she was openly challenging the Warren Commission's findings.
Did you read that in Gil's book?
I haven't read his book, but whoever I read that from probably did.
ISTR Gil mentioned something about two WML? principals not speaking to each other except to play the game, but I forget the details. I haven't read through his book since 1978.
John stopped speaking to Dorothy for a period (other than to play the game) after he discovered that she was reporting their backstage chit-chat in her column.
There was also a 1957 incident when Daly kiboshed Mike Wallace as a mystery guest. (Daly was head of ABC News at the time and objected to Wallace being hired for a new interview show. In particular, Wallace’s interview with crime figure Mickey Cohen the prior week had resulted in the airing of possibly libelous statements about the LA chief of police.) Anyway, Daly threatened to no-show, and Sammy Davis Jr. was substituted. Daly probably regarded the whole thing as a private backstage matter, but the next day’s Journal-American carried a front-page item about the mystery guest swap. I think Fates said there was no byline, but it didn’t take much guesswork to determine who might’ve written it, and Daly avoided speaking to Kilgallen for several weeks, other than gameplay.
ISTR Gil mentioned something about two WML? principals not speaking to each other except to play the game, but I forget the details. I haven't read through his book since 1978.
John stopped speaking to Dorothy for a period (other than to play the game) after he discovered that she was reporting their backstage chit-chat in her column.