About Lloyd Shearer
Lived 1916 – 2001 (aged 84). Lloyd Shearer was a writer.
Lloyd "Skip" Shearer (December 20, 1916 – May 27, 2001 ) was an American celebrity gossip columnist. From 1958 to 1991, he wrote "Walter Scott's Personality Parade" in Parade magazine. In this column he used the name Walter Scott, and discussed rumors about celebrities using a question-and-answer style. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and after serving, until 1953.
Shearer was mentioned in the 1942 best-selling book about a journalist's experiences in military service, See Here Private Hargrove. From that exposure Shearer was said to have "gained some notoriety".
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Who was Lloyd Shearer?
American celebrity gossip columnist
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Lloyd Shearer was born on 20 December 1916.
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Lloyd Shearer died on 27 May 2001.
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Lloyd Shearer was a writer.
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