Anthony Scaduto
Encyclopedia
Anthony Scaduto is a journalist
and biographer of rock music
ians. His most famous work is Dylan, a biography of Bob Dylan
, first published in 1972. It is regarded as an influential book in the field, being one of the first to take an investigative approach to writing about his subject.
In 1974 he wrote Scapegoat, an investigation into the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was executed in 1936 for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh
baby. Scaduto's thesis was that Hauptmann was innocent and that the police either manufactured or suppressed vital evidence.
He also wrote biographies of Mick Jagger
and Frank Sinatra
. Scaduto also wrote pieces for Playboy
, Penthouse, and the New York Post
. At the Post, he was known as an expert on crime and the Mafia.
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...
and biographer of rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
ians. His most famous work is Dylan, a biography of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, first published in 1972. It is regarded as an influential book in the field, being one of the first to take an investigative approach to writing about his subject.
In 1974 he wrote Scapegoat, an investigation into the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was executed in 1936 for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh
Lindbergh
-People:* Anne Morrow Lindbergh , U.S. author and aviator; wife of Charles Lindbergh*August Lindbergh , Swedish-American farmer and politician...
baby. Scaduto's thesis was that Hauptmann was innocent and that the police either manufactured or suppressed vital evidence.
He also wrote biographies of Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
and Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
. Scaduto also wrote pieces for Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, Penthouse, and the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
. At the Post, he was known as an expert on crime and the Mafia.