# William W. Woollcott

> William W. Woollcott was an ink-and-paste manufacturer who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Known as "Willie" he was the brother of Alexander Woollcott, and was married to Marie Bloede - daughter of Victor G. Bloede - a good friend of H. L. Mencken and a non-performing member of the Saturday Night Club. He was known for being a "wit and a bon vivant in his own right" but is best remembered for writing the anthem of the Saturday Night Club whose opening line Mencken included in his New Dictionary of Quotations: "I am a one hundred percent American! I am, God damn, I am!" The song took on a brief life of its own gaining "wide popularity among the unregenerate" during the 1920s.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-w-woollcott

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1876-03-24
- **Died:** 1949-02-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William W. Woollcott was an ink-and-paste manufacturer who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Known as "Willie" he was the brother of Alexander Woollcott, and was married to Marie Bloede - daughter of Victor G. Bloede - a good friend of H. L. Mencken and a non-performing member of the Saturday Night Club. He was known for being a "wit and a bon vivant in his own right" but is best remembered for writing the anthem of the Saturday Night Club whose opening line Mencken included in his New Dictionary of Quotations: "I am a one hundred percent American! I am, God damn, I am!" The song took on a brief life of its own gaining "wide popularity among the unregenerate" during the 1920s.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 32.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William W. Woollcott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W._Woollcott)
- [وليام دبليو وولكوت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D9%88%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8019856)

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