Art Hoppe

Art Hoppe

Art Hoppe (1926 - 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. He died from complications of lung cancer in February 2000, aged 74, survived by his wife Gloria and four children.

External links

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/03/MN98987.DTL Obituary] in the "San Francisco Chronicle"
* [http://www.notinourname.net/war/art-hoppe-25apr04.htm "To Root Against Your Country"]
* [http://www.columnists.com/index.php?ID=36 National Society of Newspaper Columnists Hall of Fame]


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