Abel Green
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Abel Green was an American journalist
best known as the editor of Variety
for forty years. Sime Silverman
first hired Green as a reporter in 1918, and Green's byline
first appeared on May 30, 1919.
Green was responsible for the creation of much of Variety' s characteristic jargon, including the 1935 headline "Sticks nix hick pix
"; in his obituary, TIME
said that if Variety was the Bible
of show business, then Green "was its King James".
In 1951, Green collaborated with Joe Laurie, Jr.
on Show Biz: From Vaude to Video, a history of show business.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
best known as the editor of Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
for forty years. Sime Silverman
Sime Silverman
Sime Silverman was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of the weekly Variety in New York in 1905 and the Hollywood-based Daily Variety in 1933....
first hired Green as a reporter in 1918, and Green's byline
Byline
The byline on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name, and often the position, of the writer of the article. Bylines are traditionally placed between the headline and the text of the article, although some magazines place bylines at the bottom of the page, to leave more room for graphical...
first appeared on May 30, 1919.
Green was responsible for the creation of much of Variety
Sticks nix hick pix
STICKS NIX HICK PIX was a headline printed in Variety, a newspaper covering Hollywood and the entertainment industry, on July 17, 1935, over an article about the reaction of rural audiences to movies about rural life...
"; in his obituary, TIME
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
said that if Variety was the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
of show business, then Green "was its King James".
In 1951, Green collaborated with Joe Laurie, Jr.
Joe Laurie, Jr.
Joe Laurie, Jr. was a vaudeville monologist who later performed on Broadway....
on Show Biz: From Vaude to Video, a history of show business.