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Finley Peter Dunne

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American humorist (1867-1936)

United StatesWritersLived 1867 to 1936 · aged 68
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Finley Peter Dunne was an American humorist, journalist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, his first collection of the nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches.

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Caricature of Finley Peter Dunne by Leslie Ward, published in Vanity Fair, July 27, 1905Caricature of Finley Peter Dunne by Leslie Ward, published in Vanity Fair, July 27, 1905

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Finley Peter Dunne was an American humorist, journalist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, his first collection of the nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Written as though speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, Dunne's fictional "Mr. Dooley" expounded upon political and social issues of the day from behind the bar of his South Side Chicago Irish pub. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Dunne's newspaper column became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at White House cabinet meetings.

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Lived 1867 to 1936 · aged 68
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