Earl blackwell biography

Samuel Earl Blackwell Jr. May 3, — March 1, was an American businessman who was a celebrity promoter and, later, celebrity tracker. Blackwell was born on May 3, , in Atlanta , Georgia. He became interested in the celebrity lifestyle after caddying for golfer Bobby Jones. After a brief career in Hollywood in as an actor, he moved to New York City, where Aries is Rising , a musical comedy he wrote in , [ 3 ] starring Constance Collier , had a brief run at the John Golden Theater.

He was a director of The Broadway Foundation and, from to , the director of the Mayor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement, which raised money for college scholarships.

Samuel Earl Blackwell Jr. (May

As Celebrity Service expanded, it published an International Celebrity Register and an annual Contact Book , in addition to the daily Celebrity Bulletin , which reported on people in the arts, business, education, politics, religion, science and sports. Blackwell later bought Strong out, and he sold the business in He remained its chairman until his death.

Blackwell's assistant for forty years was Vine Phoenix. In , one of the parties he held there was displayed in an advert for the Saturday Evening Post. He had one sibling, his sister Mary Blackwell Alexander. Blackwell died at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan on March 1, , aged Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.