Richard Zoglin

Richard Zoglin (born August 8, 1948)^{[citation needed]} is an American journalist and author.

Richard Zoglin
Born	(1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 76)
Occupation	Journalist, author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Genre	non-fiction
Notable awards	Samuel Johnson Prize
Spouse	Charla Krupp ​ ​ (m. 1992; died 2012)​
Website
richardzoglin.com

Career

Zoglin wrote about entertainment for Time^[1] for over 20 years. He is the author of Hope: Entertainer of the Century, a 2014 biography of comedian Bob Hope.

In 2008, he published Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America, describing Lenny Bruce and the influence of the generation of stand-ups^[2] who followed him and elaborated on his style.

Education

Zoglin obtained a bachalor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he later received his master's degree in journalism.^[3]

Personal life

Zoglin was married to Charla Krupp on August 1, 1992, until her death from breast cancer on January 23, 2012. Charla Zoglin was an entertainment editor for Glamour. Zoglin's father was the head of Zoglin Brothers Builders in Kansas City.^[3]

Works

• Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America. Bloomsbury USA. February 3, 2009. ISBN 978-1-58234-625-0.
• Hope: Entertainer of the Century. Simon & Schuster. November 4, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4391-4858-7.
• Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show^[4]