Sunny Jim
"Sunny Jim" may refer to:
Advertising mascots
- a cartoon character created to promote Force cereal
- Sunny Jim (peanut butter)
Nickname
From shortly after the time of its use in advertising, the term gained general currency for cheerful man,Oxford English Dictionary online (subscription required), Entry 58275687 and was particularly applied as a nickname to individuals named James, such as UK Prime Minister James Callaghan.{{cite news |author= |title='Sunny Jim' Callaghan has died |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/sunny-jim-callaghan-has-died-7215922.html |work=Evening Standard |location=London |date=29 March 2005 |access-date=7 April 2020 }} Often with the spelling Sonny Jim, it was used as familiar term of address in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.Oxford English Dictionary online (subscription required), Entry 64995712
- 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 Joyce (1882-1941), Irish writer
- 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[http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003117-00/sec1.htm]{{dead link|date=May 2021}}
Other uses
- 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
References
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