Aileen Mehle (born April 21, 1924, known by pen name Suzy Knickerbocker) is an American columnist, most active in the 1960s. She is perhaps best known as an occasional panelist on the game show What's My Line?. In an amusing segment on What's My Line, her son appeared as a mystery guest.She also made a cameo appearance in the Batman episode, "King Tut's Coup," first broadcast on March 8, 1967. She is seen looking out her window as Robin and Batman walk up her building's outside wall and was credited by her pen name of Suzy Knickerbocker. For the show, it would mark the final time for a celebrity cameo during a bat-climb.
Her son Roger was an Annapolis graduate and a naval officer. In fact, during the Christmas 1966 episode of "What's My Line?" he suprised his mother by acting as a mystery guest while she was on the panel.
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Mother of Roger W. Mehle, Jr. On the What's My Line? episode of December 25, 1966, Roger was a mystery guest. His mother, who was known as Suzy Knickerbocker at the time, was a guest panelist on this episode. She did not guess his identity! When his name was revealed, she was so delighted to see him that she cried tears of joy.
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"Suzy Knickerbocker" and "Suzy" were her 1960s pen names. She wrote a daily society column named "Suzy Says" for the New York Journal-American newspaper. Later, she wrote for "Women's Wear Daily" and "W" magazines.
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