"Sunny Jim" may refer to:

Advertising mascots

* a cartoon character created to promote ''Force'' cereal *

Sunny Jim (peanut butter) Sunny Jim was the name of a brand of peanut butter produced in the Seattle area. It was manufactured in Seattle, Washington, by the Pacific Standard Foods company. The company was founded by Germanus Wilhelm Firnstahl in 1921 after he moved to Sea ...

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 Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff ( ; 27 March 191226 March 2005) was a British statesman and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the L ...

. 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 James Leroy Bottomley (April 23, 1900 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional baseball first baseman, Scout (sport), scout and Manager (baseball), manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1922 to 19 ...

(1900–1959), American baseball player. *

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister Advice (constitutional law), advises the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, sovereign on the exercise of much of the Royal prerogative ...

from 1976 to 1979 *

Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons (July 23, 1874 – March 11, 1966) was a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Early life Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in 1874, Fitzsimmons began his career in 1885 working at a racetrack as a stable boy. After ...

(1874–1966), thoroughbred

horse trainer A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines. Some responsibilities trainers have are caring for the animals' physical needs, as well as teaching them good behaviors and/or coaching them for events, which ...

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

(1882-1941), Irish writer * James Mackay (1880–1953), Australian cricketer *

James Rolph James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Jr. (August 23, 1869 – June 2, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931, until his death on June 2, 19 ...

(1869–1934), American politician. *

James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...

(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
/ref>

Other uses

* Sunny Jim's Sea Cave in La Jolla, California * A character in the David Lynch film ''

The Elephant Man Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English man known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "The Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital, ...

'' * A character in the 2017 David Lynch television series ''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Surrealist cinema, surrealist Mystery film, mystery-Horror film, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It Pilot (Twin Peaks), premiered on American Broad ...

'' *In the 1968 film

Coogan's Bluff Coogan's Bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the Harlem River in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. Its boundaries extend approximately from 155th Street and the Macombs Dam Bridge viaduct t ...

, Walt (Played by

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western (genre), Western TV series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Ma ...

) 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 ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...

'' has a legal first name of James, and is frequently and even officially referred to as "Sonny James Crockett".

References

{{disambiguation

Advertising mascots

Nickname

Other uses

See also

References