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.
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, 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.
