E. V. Durling

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Durling in the 1930s

Edgar Vincent Durling (1893–1957), usually known as E. V. Durling, was one of the first journalists to cover the Hollywood motion picture industry and later became a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist in the United States, with his column "On the Side".[1]

Biography

Durling was born in

New York Evening Globe and the New York Herald. In 1924 he left journalism to head the writing department of a Hollywood comedy studio.[1] In 1925 he was general manager of the Fine Arts Motion Picture Company.[2]

He returned to journalism in 1931 as a columnist on the

Illustrated Daily News,[1] where his column was called "Town Talk." He moved to the Los Angeles Times on February 16, 1936; his new column, "On the Side" (on the left side of the first page of the local section) was welcomed as a "whimsical, good-natured and slyly philosophical outlook on life."[3] He left the Times in November 1939 when he received an offer from King Features Syndicate to write for national distribution.[1][4]

Durling died in New York City on September 13, 1957, at the age of sixty-four. He was survived by his wife, Joan Marie Durling.[1]

Partial filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "E.V. Durling, Former Times Columnist, Dies", Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, September 14, 1957, page 3 Access to this link requires the use of a library card.
  2. ^ "Eastern Company to Produce Films Here," Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1925, page A-7 Access to this link requires the use of a library card.
  3. ^ "Durling's Column Will Start Next Sunday," Los Angeles Times, February 9, 1936, page A-1 Access to this link requires the use of a library card.
  4. ^ "On the Side: Announcement," Los Angeles Times, November 20, 1939, page A-1 Access to this link requires the use of a library card.

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