What happened to Walter Winchell Jr?

Winchell died of prostate cancer at the age of 74 on February 20, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery in Phoenix.

Did Walter Winchell get shot?

Winchell had Christmas dinner with his wife Eva and their two children Wednesday evening. then told the family he was going for a walk. Minutes later the wife heard a shot and found her husband’s body on the floor of the garage. Sheriff’s deputies said Winchell had shot himself with a 38, caliber automatic.

What did Walter Winchell die from?

Prostate cancer
Walter Winchell/Cause of death

Was Walter Winchell married?

Rita Greenem. 1919–1928
Walter Winchell/Spouse

How old was Walter Winchell’s son when he died?

Son Walt, Jr. born July 26, 1935. Daughter Gloria died from pneumonia when she was nine. Winchell called it “the only tragedy in my life.” His son died at the age of 33 after shooting himself in the mouth. It was 36 years to the day after his daughter Gloria died. Coined the phrase, “America – love it or leave it.”

Where is Walter Winchell’s grave in Phoenix AZ?

Born at 7:30am-EST. His son committed suicide. His adopted daughter died of pneumonia. His daughter, Walda, was mentally unbalanced and was the only person at his graveside when he died. Walter Winchell’s grave is located at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona.

Where did Walter Winchell live most of his life?

Winchell was born in New York City, the son of Jennie (Bakst) and Jacob Winchell, a salesman; they were Russian Jewish immigrants.

When did the Walter Winchell file first air?

He starred in The Walter Winchell File, a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York City Police Department that were covered in the New York Daily Mirror. ABC re-hired him in 1959 to narrate The Untouchables for four seasons.