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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 Count Igor Cassini Loiewski (September 15, 1915 – January 5, 2002) was a Russian-American syndicated gossip columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain. He was the second journalist to write the '' Cholly Knickerbocker'' column. Career He was b ... (with Liz Smith), ''New York Journal-American'', ''c.'' 1945–1963 * Charles A. Van Rensselaer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York American
:''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 to 1966. The ''Journal-American'' was the product of a merger between two New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst: The ''New York American'' (originally the ''New York Journal'', renamed ''American'' in 1901), a morning paper, and the ''New York Evening Journal'', an afternoon paper. Both were published by Hearst from 1895 to 1937. The ''American'' and ''Evening Journal'' merged in 1937. History Beginnings ''New York Morning Journal'' Joseph Pulitzer's younger brother Albert founded the ''New York Morning Journal'' in 1882. After three years of its existence, John R. McLean briefly acquired the paper in 1895. It was renamed ''The Journal''. But a year later in 1896, he sold it to Hearst.(23 June 1937)Hearst to Merge New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Journal-American
:''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 to 1966. The ''Journal-American'' was the product of a merger between two New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst: The ''New York American'' (originally the ''New York Journal'', renamed ''American'' in 1901), a morning paper, and the ''New York Evening Journal'', an afternoon paper. Both were published by Hearst from 1895 to 1937. The ''American'' and ''Evening Journal'' merged in 1937. History Beginnings ''New York Morning Journal'' Joseph Pulitzer's younger brother Albert founded the ''New York Morning Journal'' in 1882. After three years of its existence, John R. McLean briefly acquired the paper in 1895. It was renamed ''The Journal''. But a year later in 1896, he sold it to Hearst.(23 June 1937)Hearst to Merge New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving's first novel, '' A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker'' (1809). He is a Dutch-American historian who is dressed in a specific type of baggy-kneed trousers referred to as '' knickerbockers'', later shortened to ''knickers''. The word ''knickerbocker'' is also used to refer to people who live in Manhattan, and was adopted in a shortened form as the Knicks by the city's NBA professional basketball team. History In 1809 Washington Irving wrote his first novel, ''A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker''. It was a satire of the politics of the day and history books. To promote the book he started a hoax by contacting various newspapers in New York City that "well-known Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker had disappeared from his hotel". Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Henry Biddle Paul
Maury Henry Biddle Paul (April 14, 1890 – July 17, 1942) was an American journalist who became famous as a society columnist for the ''New York American'' (which became the ''New York Journal-American'' when it merged with the ''New York Evening Journal''). Writing under the pseudonym "Cholly Knickerbocker", he coined the term "Café Society". The name "Cholly Knickerbocker" was owned by the Hearst Newspaper Syndicate, and Paul was the first, writing under the ''nom de plume'' from 1917 until his death in 1942. Early years and career Paul was born in Philadelphia to William Henry Paul and the former Eleanor Virginia Biddle, who were members of the Social Register. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and the Society of the War of 1812. He attended the Episcopal Academy and later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1914, he began his career as a newspaperman at the ''Philadelphia Times''. His apprenticeship was brief, and he was soon hired by the ''New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Cassini
Count Igor Cassini Loiewski (September 15, 1915 – January 5, 2002) was a Russian-American syndicated gossip columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain. He was the second journalist to write the ''Cholly Knickerbocker'' column. Career He was born Count Igor Cassini Loiewski, the younger son of Count Alexander Loiewski, a Russian diplomat, and Countess Marguerite Cassini, daughter of aristocratic Russian diplomat Arthur Cassini. Igor worked as a publicist, ran the ''Celebrity Register'', edited a short-lived magazine called ''Status'', was a co-director of the fashion company House of Cassini, founded by his elder brother, Oleg Cassini, and was a television personality in the 1950s and 1960s, until he was convicted of being a paid agent of the dictator of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo without registering, as required by U.S. law. Cassini's first attention at a national level was achieved in the Summer of 1939 when, as a result of a column he wrote that upset members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Smith (journalist)
Mary Elizabeth Smith (February 2, 1923 – November 12, 2017) was an American gossip columnist. She was known as "The Grand Dame of Dish". In the 1960s and early 1970s, she was the entertainment editor for the magazines ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' and ''Sports Illustrated.'' Between 1976 and 2009, she wrote a self-titled gossip column for newspapers including ''New York Newsday'', the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''New York Post'' that was syndicated in 60 to 70 other newspapers. On television, she appeared on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, E!, and WNBC. Early life Smith was born on February 2, 1923, in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas with a degree in journalism in 1949.and worked for ''The Daily Texan'' and ''The Texas Ranger (magazine), The Texas Ranger''.Holland, Richard A. ''The Texas Book: Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University'' (University of Texas Press, 2006), pp. 223–299. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina (1954 Film)
''Sabrina'' (''Sabrina Fair''/''La Vie en Rose'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1954 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's 1953 play ''Sabrina Fair''. The picture stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. This was Wilder's last film released by Paramount Pictures, ending a 12-year business relationship between him and the company. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot Sabrina Fairchild is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur, Thomas, and has been in love with David Larrabee all her life. David, a three-times-married non-working playboy, has never paid romantic attention to Sabrina. Since she has lived for years on the Larrabees' Long Island, New York, estate with her father, to him she is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Mehle
Aileen Mehle (née Elder, June 10, 1918 – November 11, 2016), known by the pen name Suzy or Suzy Knickerbocker, was an American society columnist, active in journalism for over fifty years. Her column was syndicated to 100 newspapers and read by over 30 million people. Early life Mehle was born on June 10, 1918, in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Aileen (O'Keefe) and Lawrence Herman Elder, an oil company employee. Mehle moved with her family to California when she was a child. She attended Long Beach Junior College and Santa Barbara State College (now the University of California, Santa Barbara). In the early 1940s she, her mother and her infant son moved to Florida to live. Career While living in Palm Beach Mehle became friends with Jan Cox, the wife of the editor of '' The Miami Daily News''. Cox's husband overheard Mehle complaining about the quality of writing in his paper and invited her to submit sample columns; she did, and was hired to cover society news. She ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
