Richard Lamparski (5 October 1932 - 8 November 2025), was an American author, broadcaster, and pioneer radio interviewer.
Early life He was born in Detroit as Richard Lynch, the only child of Virginia ( Downey) and Benjamin Lynch, an adding machine manufacturer worker. His father had changed his family name to Lynch to obscure their Polish ethnicity. Richard, as an adult, reverted to Lamparski.
Career At 21, Lamparski delivered teletype copy at CBS Columbia Square.Whatever Became of ... Richard Lamparski? - Mick Du Russel - November 3, 2010
In March 1965, Lamparski started an radio interview show on WBAI, lasting for 8 years.
Lamparski wrote the 11-volume pop-culture book series Whatever Became Of...?.
Personal life In 1960, Lamparski moved to New York City on his birthday. In 1972, Lamparski moved back to California.
Lamparski died on 8 November 2025 in Santa Barbara, California at age 93.
Works
Richard Lamparski, Profile of Louise Brooks Whatever became of ...? : third series. New York : Crown Publishers 1970
References
External links Audio Richard Lamparski interview recordings, bulk 1960s-1970s at the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library Richard Lamparski, interviewer. - Digital Collections - University of California, Berkeley Libraries subject:"Lamparski, Richard." - archive.org subject:"American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982" - archive.org Richard Lamparski - archive.org
Interviews Whatever Became of ... Richard Lamparski? - Mick Du Russel - November 3, 2010 Whatever Became of ... Richard Lamparski? - Matthew Rettenmund - 2012
Metadata Richard Lamparski - openlibrary.org