Cholly Knickerbocker

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, 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

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

References

1. Cholly Knickerbocker at the Encyclopædia Britannica