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[]

• 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, New York Journal-American, 1963–1965

• "Cholly Knickerbocker" is also referenced in the Paramount Pictures film Sabrina (1954) and the song "High Society" the opening song of the 1956 Movie of the same name Feat. Louis Armstrong.

Users of Suzy Knickerbocker[]

• Aileen Mehle, New York Journal-American, 1963-1966

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