Art Hoppe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Art Hoppe

Newspaper columnist

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1925

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-2000

Profession: columnist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Art Hoppe

  • Arthur Watterson Hoppe (April 23, 1925 – February 1, 2000) was a popular columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for more than 40 years.
  • He was known for satirical and allegorical columns that skewered the self-important.
  • Many columns featured whimsical characters such as expert-in-all-things Homer T.
  • Pettibone and a presidential candidate named Nobody.
  • Occasionally, Hoppe reined in his humor for poignant columns on serious topics, such as "To Root Against Your Country," a noted 1971 column against the Vietnam War.
  • Hoppe began at the Chronicle as a copy boy in 1949 and was promoted to reporter before beginning his own column.
  • At the peak of its popularity, Hoppe's column appeared in the Chronicle five days a week and was syndicated in more than 100 newspapers nationwide.
  • His close friends included fellow columnists Russell Baker and Art Buchwald. Hoppe received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in 1996.
  • On his own initiative, he released fellow Chronicle columnist Herb Caen from a mutual vow to accept a special 1996 Pulitzer Prize.
  • He died from complications of lung cancer in February 2000, aged 74, survived by his wife Gloria and four children.

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