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John Peter Toohey (September 18, 1879 - November 7, 1946, New York City ) was an American writer and publicist. He is best known as a member of the Algonquin Round Table . According to Ross and The New Yorker by Dale Kramer, Toohey supplied the name for the famous magazine. According to the story, when several Algonquin types were brainstorming for a name, he asked them about who the magazine was intended for. When he was told "New Yorkers," he replied, "Then call it The New Yorker
Biography
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He was born on September 18, 1879, in Binghamton, New York . He was a reporter for the Scranton Tribune and around 1900 joined the Washington Post and the New York Evening World before moving into publicity.
In 1918 he was a manager for Klaw and Erlanger .
He co-wrote two comedic plays produced on Broadway, Swifty (1922) with Walter C. Percival , and Jonesey (1929) with Anne Morrison .
From 1930 to 1942, Toohey was "general representative," i.e., the chief publicist, of the Broadway producer Sam H. Harris 's company.[1]
He died on November 7, 1946, in New York City .
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Toohey was portrayed by actor Jake Johannsen in the film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle [2]
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