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Ask Dr. Ads: Who Really Wrote “You Don’t Have to Be Jewish to Love Levy’s”?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, One of the legendary figures in the 1960s creative revolution on Madison Avenue – Judy Protas – died last week. According to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Banjo, Bill Bernbach, Bob Gage, Cracker Jack, DDB, Doyle Dane Bernbach, Gilbert and Sullivan, I found out about Joan, James B. Twitchell, Judy Protas, Keith Reinhard, Levy's, Margalit Fox, New York Times, Ohrbach's, Phyllis Robinson, Real Jewish Rye, Twenty Ads That Shook the World
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NYT Slowbituary Of Manson Whitlock (Typewriter Repair Division)
Last week the hardworking staff noted the passing of Manson Whitlock, typewriter repairman extraordinaire. While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Campaign Outsider, Christian Science Monitor, hardworking staff, Iron Whim, Margalit Fox, Mason Whitlock, New Haven Register, New York Times, Olivetti Lettera 22, Remington, Royal, slowbituary, Smith Corona, The New Yorker, The Typing Life, typewriter, Underwood, Washington Post
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No Sendoff For Seamus Heaney In Boston Herald
The great Seamus Heaney, considered by Robert Lowell the finest Irish poet since William Butler Yeats, died this week at age 74. The Boston Globe gave him a front-page below-the-fold appreciation by Kevin Cullen . . . . . . and a major … Continue reading