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
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