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Article: eyepatch" and the "soundless" Rolls-Royce ads, David Ogilvy.(Obituary)
- Article from:
- Advertising Age
- Article date:
- July 26, 1999
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An agency leader whose work ethic and craftsmanship inspired
fierce devotion, David Ogilvy carved new paths to creative
heights throughout his legendary 30-year career in advertising.
After effectively retiring in 1973 to Touffou, the 12th century
chateau in Bonnes, France, he had bought and restored, Mr.
Ogilvy tended to downplay his universal impact on advertising.
He even chuckled not long ago when a French magazine named him