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Newton Newkirk

Newton Newkirk

American humorist

Clyde C. Newkirk (August 29, 1870 - May 15, 1938), who published under the pseudonym, Newton "Newt" Newkirk was an American humorist.[1] He produced a comic strip and various humorous publications.[2]

Newkirk was hired by the Boston Post in 1901. His Bingville Bugle comic strip inspired Bing Crosby's nickname during Crosby's childhood.[3][4] In the comic strip, Bingo was pear-shaped with protruding ears.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Newton Newkirk (writer and lecturer): Copy portrait of Newkirk holding two fish, ca. 1935". Credo. University of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. [2]
    "Newton Newkirk (Newkirk, Newton, 1870-1938) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  3. [3]
    "#TBT: The satirical Boston newspaper column that gave Bing Crosby his name". Boston.com. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. [4]
    Caldwell, Bill. "Bill Caldwell: The Bingville Bugle poked fun at life in a rural community". Joplin Globe. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  5. [5]
    "Bingville Bugle". leonardodesa.interdinamica.net. Retrieved 2018-06-04.


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