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'''Robert Harrison''' (April 14, 1904 – February 17, 1978) was an American publisher and editor, best known for creating [[Confidential Magazine]], a sensationalist publication sometimes referred to as a 'scandal magazine' that set a new precedent for celebrity journalism in the 1950s.  
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'''Robert Harrison''' (April 14, 1904 – February 17, 1978) was an American publisher and editor, best known for creating [[Confidential Magazine]], a sensationalist publication sometimes referred to as a 'scandal magazine' that set a new precedent for celebrity journalism in the 1950s. Harrison was criminally prosecuted in California for publishing Confidential. Harrison was also involved in publishing a variety of 'girlie' tabloids and magazines both before, and after, publishing Confidential.
    
==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
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By 1958, Harrison sold Confidential, but stayed on as Publisher. Although Harrison eventually settled many of the lawsuits and altered the magazine’s content to avoid further legal troubles, Confidential's influence waned by the early 1960s. The magazine finally folded in 1978.
 
By 1958, Harrison sold Confidential, but stayed on as Publisher. Although Harrison eventually settled many of the lawsuits and altered the magazine’s content to avoid further legal troubles, Confidential's influence waned by the early 1960s. The magazine finally folded in 1978.
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==Publishing History==
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* [[Confidential Magazine]] - 1952-1958
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* [[Inside Look Tabloid]] - 1964-1978
    
==References==
 
==References==
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