Earl Wilson (columnist)

Harvey Earl Wilson , born Harvey Earl Wilson, was an American journalist, gossip columnist and author, perhaps best known for his 6day a week nationally syndicated newspaper column, It Happened Last Night.

Wilson was born in Rockford in Mercer County in western Ohio, the son of Arthur Wilson, a farmer, and Chloe Huffman Wilson. He attended Central High where he reported on the doings of the school, using his fathers typewriter to write his stories. Young Earls mother encouraged him to pursue a career outside of farming. Wilson contributed to the Rockford Press, and the Lima Republican Gazette, which would be the first to pay him for his writing. He also wrote for the Piqua, Ohio Daily Call before enrolling in college in 1925. Wilson attended Heidelberg College for two years before transferring to Ohio State University where he worked on the Lantern, the universitys studentrun daily newspaper. He also held part time jobs with the Columbus Dispatch and the capital citys International News Service Bureau. Wilson graduated from Ohio State University in 1931 with a B. S. in journalism.

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