Joseph Mitchell was a word machine. His reports established a new way of writing – until he inexplicably fell silent.
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Joseph Mitchell on his way through his city.
Joseph Mitchell went to the editorial office every day. He wrote because he had to write. Nobody at The New Yorker magazine knew what he was writing about. Mitchell was inventory and legend there. It went on for 31 years and six months. “He didn’t stop writing. He was just working on a piece that didn’t really work,” said his former colleague Roger Angell.
Joseph Quincy Mitchell was “Chief Reporter” for The New Yorker magazine. In addition to Gay Talese, he founded …
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