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- Chris
2 Comments. Posted by Chris on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 12:54 am.
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These ads spiked Orson Welles popularity in Japan for several years and they continued to use representations of him in print ads well after they stopped airing the commercials.
A few years later, after adding other American celebrities to their stable of spokespeople (like Jerry Lewis), they would use print ads depicting Orson on a “Mount Rushmore” of past spokespersons.
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More than you wanted to know, I’m sure.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Actually, James, that is super-awesome. Thank you for sharing.
- Chris
November 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm