Birchibald “Birch” T. Barlow (The Simpsons; proud author of Only Turkeys Have Left Wings)
Were you a character in a movie?
Are you a Funk Brothers bassist?
No, I don’t live in a shoe, nor is my name Buster Brown
Not Barbara Bush
I have been a featured character in several movies.
I don’t know who this is off the top of my head (but will remember once you tell me).
Ask a DQ
I figured that one was a gimme, but I had to ask it…I’ve been sitting in a meeting for the last hour and a half and that name popped into my head and I thought, “That must be the answer!” I couldn’t wait to get out of the meeting and check the timeline. But when I finally got a chance to Google Buster Brown, I found that he debuted in 1902. Rats! I thought the character was older.
SUMMARY:
I am male
I am a fictional character
I was created by an American male prior to the 20th century
I have not appeared in a novel or poem.
I have appeared in movies.
Would I find you around Sleepy Hollow?
YES! Nice going.
I am Brom Bones, Ichabod Crane’s rival for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
I MAY also be the real Headless Horseman, though you’ll never get me to admit it.
Good work, Sternvogel.
Thanks, astorian. Here’s the new thread (which is actually a continuation of a challenge from last year, before The Game Room was around).
Dammit, I got back to this thread too late.
As an aside, I was also Bugs Bunny (my question was a reference to “What’s Opera, Doc?” - I’m surprised Biffy didn’t notice. :)).
Ha! You’re right; I didn’t catch that at all.
Just to tidy up - Boris Becker (won Wimbledon) fathered a kid in a brief encounter in a cupboard!
The Funk Bros. bassist is Bob Babbitt. Ring a bell?
Alas, I didn’t get to ask my next question, “Did you once play a hard-nosed Federal prosecutor who tried to mess with Paul Newman?” (Bob Balaban, in Absence of Malice).
Congrats, Sternvogel!