Cholly Knickerbocker
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Cholly Knickerbocker is a pseudonym used by a series of society columnists writing for papers including the New York American and its successor, the New York Journal-American.[1]
The name came from the perceived New York upper-crust pronunciation of "Charlie", and the pseudonym of Washington Irving "Diedrich Knickerbocker".[1]
Users of Cholly Knickerbocker
[edit]- John W. Keller, New York Recorder, 1891–1896
- Keller, New York American, 1896–?
- Several others, New York American, ?–1919[1]
- Maury Henry Biddle Paul, 1919–1942
- New York American, 1919–1937
- New York Journal-American, 1937–1942
- Igor Cassini (with Liz Smith) – New York Journal-American, c. 1945–1963
- Charles A. Van Rensselaer, III – New York Journal-American, 1963–1965
- "Cholly Knickerbocker" is referenced in the Paramount Pictures film Sabrina (1954)
- The name appears in the Cole Porter song "High Society", which opens 1956 film of the same name, sung by Louis Armstrong.
Users of Suzy Knickerbocker
[edit]- Aileen Mehle, New York Journal-American, 1963-1966
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cholly Knickerbocker at the Encyclopædia Britannica
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