caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
sidney c.o.d. '' -lrb- 1947 -rrb- skolsky as himself in '' the corpse came 03 may 1983 los angeles , california , u.s. new york , new york , u.s. american sidney skolsky 02 may 1902 estelle lorenz -lrb- 1928-1983 ; his death -rrb- sidney -lrb- 1947 -rrb- . jpg skolsky in `` the corpse came c.o.d. '' sidney skolsky
 sidney skolsky gossip columnist screenwriter movie actor movie producer radio personality
sidney skolsky

sidney skolsky -lrb- 2 may 1905 -- 3 may 1983 -rrb- was an american writer best known as a hollywood gossip columnist .
he ranked with hedda hopper -lrb- with whom he shared a birthday -rrb- and louella parsons as the premier hollywood gossip columnists of the first three decades of the sound picture era .
a radio personality in addition to having his own syndicated newspaper column , skolsky also was a screenwriter and movie producer who occasionally acted in the radio and in the movies .
skolsky claimed to be the person who gave the nickname `` oscar '' to the academy award and was credited for the introduction of the use of the word beefcake .
