The poet : the life and Los Angeles Times of Jim Murray / Steven Travers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Travers, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murray, Jim, 1919-1998.

Murray, Jim.

Sportswriters--United States--Biography.

Sportswriters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forget Ring Lardner, Grantland Rice, and Jerome Holtzman. According to author Steven Travers, Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times was the greatest sports columnist who ever lived-period. Known for his highly descriptive metaphors and phrasing-a strike zone the size of Hitler's heart, so painfully honest he could spot George Washington two answers in a lie detector test, the only pitcher I know who thinks of Homer as a Greek poet and not a lucky swing by a banjo hitter-Murray was a poet. Time magazine sent the Connecticut native to Hollywood in 1948 to cover the movies. But it was at the Los An

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 A Depression Kid; 2 "Beyond the Darkness, the West"; 3 Noir and Marriage; 4 Show Biz Is Not a Business; 5 Murray, Nixon, and Checkers; 6 Sports Illustrated; 7 The Times, They Are a-Changin'; 8 Decade of Change; 9 The Column; 10 Civil War; 11 Halcyon Days; 12 Visionaries; 13 The Poet of Brentwood; 14 Love, Tragedy, Redemption; 15 The Great Scribe in His Twilight Years; 16 Sic Transit Gloria; Appendix A: One-on-One with Bill Dwyre; Appendix B: Famous Last Words; Appendix C: "If You're Expecting One-Liners, Wait, a Column"

Appendix D: Jim Murray's CareerBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-855-8