Sunny Jim
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"Sunny Jim" may refer to:
Advertising mascots
[edit]- a cartoon character created to promote Force cereal
- Sunny Jim (peanut butter)
Nickname
[edit]From shortly after the time of its use in advertising, the term gained general currency for cheerful man,[1] and was particularly applied as a nickname to individuals named James, such as UK Prime Minister James Callaghan.[2] Often with the spelling Sonny Jim, it was used as familiar term of address in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.[3]
- Jim Bottomley (1900–1959), American baseball player.
- James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
- Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (1874–1966), thoroughbred horse trainer
- James Mackay (1880–1953), Australian cricketer
- James Rolph (1869–1934), American politician.
- James S. Sherman (1855 – 1912), Vice-President of the United States
- James Young of Celtic FC (1882–1922)
- General Alexander A. Vandegrift, 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps, a nickname given to him by his mentor Smedley J. Butler[4]
Other uses
[edit]- Sunny Jim's Sea Cave in La Jolla, California
- A character in the David Lynch film The Elephant Man
- A character in the 2017 David Lynch television series Twin Peaks
- In the 1968 film Coogan's Bluff, Walt (Played by Clint Eastwood) observes a picture of James Ringerman, the fugitive he is pursuing. The picture is signed "With Love, from Sunny Jim".
- A character in Lobo web series.
- Sonny Crockett of Miami Vice has a legal first name of James, and is frequently and even officially referred to as "Sonny James Crockett".
See also
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