Newton Newkirk
Clyde C. Newkirk, who published under the pseudonym, Newton "Newt" Newkirk was an American humorist. He produced a comic strip and various humorous publications.
Newkirk was hired by the Boston Post in 1901. His Bingville Bugle comic strip inspired Bing Crosby's first name after it was his nickname as a child. In the comic strip, Bingo was pear-shaped with protruding ears.
