HELLINGER, MARK. Producer, critic, and the first reporter to cover the Broadway scene exclusively; b. New York, New York, ; d. Hollywood, California, .
Hellinger’s
About Broadway
column in the Daily News was the first to cover the Broadway scene as its only subject. His compatriots were
Walter Winchell
, the first Broadway columnist, and
Damon Runyon
, the author of many stories that captured the spirit of the Main Stem.
In addition...