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Charles McHarry 1913 - 1976

Charles Kirwan McHarry was born on October 4, 1913 in Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois United States, and died at age 62 years old on September 5, 1976 in New York, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles McHarry.

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Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois, 62884, United States
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  • 10/4
    1913

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    October 4, 1913
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    Sesser, Franklin County, Illinois 62884, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Charles Kirwan McHarry, 1913 - 1976 Charles Kirwan McHarry was born on October 4, 1913, in Sesser, Illinois, to Phillip McHarry and Nina McHarry. Phillip was born in 1886 in Maryland. Charles married Elizabeth Ballew Poston McHarry (born Poston). Elizabeth was born on March 27, 1916, in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa. Charles was buried in Iowa in her family plot.. Charles passed away on September 5, 1976, at age 62 in New York Hospital in New York. He was buried in Iowa. Documents of Charles Kirwan McHarry Charles Kirwan McHarry. Charles McHarry in U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Charles McHarry was born on October 4, 1913. Charles lived in the USA. Charles passed away on September 5, 1976, at age 62. Charles McHarry

  • Military Service

    During World War II Mr. McHarry served in the Army, where he was a copy editor for. Stars and Stripes. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to The News as a rewriteman. In 1960 he was promoted from drama writer to columnist, succeeding the late Danton Walker, whose “Broadway” column was renamed and reassigned. The column first appeared five days a weeks was later reduced to three times a week and in the last year and a half became a Saturday feature. Mr. McHarry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poston; a son Mark; and a daughter, Laney. Also surviving is his mother, Mrs. P. K. McHarry of Mena, Ark.

  • Professional Career

    Charles McHarry, a columnist for the New York Daily News, died yesterday at New York Hospital. He was 62 years old and lived in Peter Cooper Village. For more than 15 years Mr. McHarry wrote the “On the Town” column, offering news items about show business personalities and comments, usually in a humorous vein, on problems such as his disputes over having appliances repaired. Charles Kirwan McHarry was born in Sesser, Ill. He attended Butler University and graduated from Hanover College in Hanover, Ind., while working for newspapers in Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky. as a correspondent. In August 1936 he joined The News, where he worked for his entire career in a variety of assignments ranging from the police beat to rewrite duty. During World War II Mr. McHarry served in the Army, where he was a copy editor for. Stars and Stripes. After his discharge in 1946 he returned to The News as a rewrite man. In 1960 he was promoted from drama writer to columnist, succeeding the late Danton Walker, whose “Broadway” column was renamed and reassigned. The column first appeared five days a weeks was later reduced to three times a week and in the last year and a half became a Saturday feature. Mr. McHarry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poston; a son Mark, and a daughter, Laney. Also surviving is his mother, Mrs. P. K. McHarry of Mena, Ark.
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    September 5, 1976
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    CHARLES M'HARRY, 62, COLUMNIST FOR THE DAILY NEWS Charles McHarry, a columnist for the New York Daily News, died yesterday at New York Hospital. He was 62 years old and lived in Peter Cooper Village. For more than 15 years Mr. McHarry wrote the “On the Town” column, offering news items about show business personalities and comments, usually in a humorous vein, on problems such as his disputes over having appliances repaired. Charles Kirwan McHarry was born in Sesser, Ill. He attended Butler University and graduated from Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. while working for newspapers in Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky. as a correspondent. In August 1936 he joined The News, where he worked for his entire career in various assignments ranging from the police beat to rewrite duty. During World War II Mr. McHarry served in the Army, where he was a copy editor for. Stars and Stripes. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to The News as a rewriteman. In 1960 he was promoted from drama writer to columnist, succeeding the late Danton Walker, whose “Broadway” column was renamed and reassigned. The column first appeared five days a weeks was later reduced to three times a week and in the last year and a half became a Saturday feature. Mr. McHarry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poston; a son Mark, and a daughter, Laney. Also surviving is his mother, Mrs. P. K. McHarry of Mena, Ark.
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I did a PUBLICITY INTERVIEW with Charles McHarry to benefit Jan Miner who was in a play called THE AUTOGRAPH HOUND. It was after New Year's Day and nearly everybody was staying in and just reading the papers. So I got a lot of comments for the stunt. I told Jan Miner I was going to get her some publicity . . . for free of course.
I showed up for the interview in a bright blue outfit and a black diamond mink coat and McHarry did a doubletake. I didn't look like a typical autograph hound. It was 1966 and I was 23 years old, slender, cute, and very funny.
It made Jan Miner an instant celebrity and after that, she was "Madge the Manicurist" for Palmolive. I literally made her rich.
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For an interview with Charles McHarry but not in a turtleneck sweater.
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For an interview with Charles McHarry but not in a turtleneck sweater.
I was being interviewed an autograph hound.
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TIME MAGAZINE
The Press: The Maharaja of Estarh
Friday, Feb. 28, 1964

Buried deep in Charles McHarry's chitchat column, "On the Town," in the morning New York Daily News, was this item: "Ali Rounj Culdip, the Maharaja of Estarh, is due in next week for a medical checkup. The three youngest of his 15 wives will accompany him." There was not a word of truth to it.

McHarry had planted the item purely as bait. That same afternoon, when it was reprinted almost word for word in a column in Hearst's New York Journal-American, McHarry had the rich satisfaction of hooking his fish.

Annoyed by a rash of petit larcenies from his column, all committed by the Journal-American, McHarry invented the maharaja—Ali Rounj is an anagram for Journal (with an i added for the sake of Ali); Estarh is an anagram for Hearst. Then the columnist began chronicling the maharaja's doings. Two months passed before the Journal-American, which went right on lifting other McHarry tidbits, they bit on Ali Rounj.

"I'm pretty happy," said McHarry of his successful fishing expedition. Said a Journal-American spokesman: "We congratulate the Daily News on having had the phony item first."
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