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Ichabod Crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Crane is portrayed in the original work, and in most adaptations, as a tall, lanky individual.
Ichabod Bennet Crane (July 18, 1787 – October 5, 1857) was an American military officer who served for 48 years, reaching the rank of colonel in the United States Army. He is the probable namesake of the protagonist in Washington Irving 's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow .
The Hollow (2004), an ABC Family television film starring Kevin Zegers and Kaley Cuoco and focusing on a teenage descendant of Ichabod Crane; Sleepy Hollow (2013), a crime/horror series in which Ichabod Crane awakens in the 21st century and teams up with Lt. Abbie Mills of the Sleepy Hollow Sheriff's Department to stop the Horseman. The show ...
Jesse Merwin (April 3, 1783 – November 8, 1852), called the "pattern" or "original" of Ichabod Crane, was a rural schoolmaster in Upstate New York, and a friend of Martin Van Buren and Washington Irving. He taught school at a single-room schoolhouse in Columbia County, New York.
Katrina appears to Crane only in dreams, telling him she is trapped in Purgatory, a place between worlds, and can only be freed with the defeat of the Horseman. Crane and Abbie are able to free her, but soon after Katrina is captured by the Horseman, revealed to be Abraham "Brom" van Brunt, a former suitor.
Samuel Youngs (December 4, 1760 – September 12, 1839) was an American school teacher. He was a friend of Washington Irving and elements of his life may be included in the character Ichabod Crane in Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", along with the character inspiration from Kinderhook Schoolteacher, Jesse Merwin.
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John Quidor's 1858 painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, inspired by Washington Irving's work. Irving popularized the nickname "Gotham" for New York City, [112] and he is credited with inventing the expression "the almighty dollar".