Overview
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. The name came from the perceived New York upper-crust pronunciation of "Charlie", and the pseudonym of Washington Irving "Diedrich Knickerbocker".
Users of Cholly Knickerbocker
* John W. Keller, New York Recorder, 1891–1896 * Keller, New York American, 1896–? * Several others, New York American, ?–1919 * 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