| Intro | American journalist |
| A.K.A. | Philander Johnson |
| Is |
Journalist Comedian Poet Lyricist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Humor Journalism Literature Music |
| Gender | male |
Philander Chase Johnson (1866–1939) was an American journalist, humorist, poet, lyricist, and dramatic editor. At the time of his death, he had been a Washington Evening Star staff member for 47 years. Prior to joining the Evening Star, he had been an editorial writer for The Washington Post.
Quotes
- “Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.”
- “Don’t throw a monkey-wrench into the machinery.”
- “Politics is the art of turning influence into affluence.”
- Johnson, Philander Chase (1906). Senator Sorghum’s primer of Politics. Philadelphia: H. Altemus company. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
Works
- Sayings of Uncle Eben (1896)
- Now-A-Day Poems (1900)
- Songs Of The G. O. P. (1900)
- Senator Sorghum’s primer of politics (1906)
- No use kickin’ (1909)
- In the tall timber : an opera bluffe (1912)
- Somewhere In France Is the Lily (1918)