The whole thing had lasted only about three minutes. And three minutes after it was over, Frank Sinatra had probably forgotten about it for the rest … - Gay Talese

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The whole thing had lasted only about three minutes. And three minutes after it was over, Frank Sinatra had probably forgotten about it for the rest of his life — as Ellison will probably remember it for the rest of his life: he had had, as hundreds of others before him, at an unexpected moment between darkness and dawn, a scene with Sinatra.

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About Gay Talese

(born February 7, 1932) is an American author. As a writer for and magazine in the 1960s, Talese helped to define . Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.

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Alternative Names: G. Talese Talese, Gay Тализ, Гэй Гэй Тализ Талез, Гэй Гэй Талез Г. Тализ Г. Талез
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They stopped at The Sahara, taking a long table near the back, and listened to a baldheaded little comedian named , who is probably more caustic than any comic in the country. His humor is so rude, in such bad taste, that it offends no one — it is too offensive to be offensive.

You should be proud of your profession because there's less lying in journalism than in any other profession. They lie in education, they lie in politics, they lie in banking, they lie in labor; there's liars all over the place. Sports? Full of liars. And there are liars in journalism, but if there are liars, journalism will out them.

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