1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ), ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Su zy ▁or ▁Su zy ▁Kn icker bo cker , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁society ▁column ist , ▁active ▁in ▁journal ism ▁for ▁over ▁fifty ▁years . ▁Her ▁column ▁was ▁synd ic ated ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁read ▁by ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁million ▁people . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Me h le ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁A ile en ▁( O ' Ke efe ) ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁H erman ▁E lder , ▁an ▁oil ▁company ▁employee . ▁Me h le ▁moved ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁California ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁child . ▁She ▁attended ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Junior ▁College ▁and ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁State ▁College ▁( now ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁she , ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁infant ▁son ▁moved ▁to ▁Florida ▁to ▁live . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Me h le ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Jan ▁C ox , ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Miami ▁Daily ▁News . ▁C ox ' s ▁husband ▁over he ard ▁Me h le ▁compla ining ▁about ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁writing ▁in ▁his ▁paper ▁and ▁invited ▁her ▁to ▁submit ▁sample ▁columns ; ▁she ▁did , ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁cover ▁society ▁news . ▁She ▁adopted ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁" Su zy