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DEL.ICIO.US‘Daisy Girl’ ad creator dies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The man behind the “Daisy Girl” ad that did so much damage to Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election is dead.
Here’s the New York Times take:
Tony Schwartz, a self-taught, sought-after and highly reclusive media consultant who helped create what is generally considered to be the most famous political ad to appear on television, died Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 84.
Here’s what you probably didn’t know about him:
Mr. Schwartz, who had suffered from agoraphobia since the age of 13, accomplished most of these things entirely within his Manhattan home.
And here’s his famous ad, posted on YouTube:
Comments
By Just curious
June 17, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this
How does this ad stack up against Saxby’s expensively-produced sleaz piece morphing an American war hero’s face into that of our (still uncaptured, “not really worried about him”) arch enemy Osama bin Laden six years ago? Better? Worse? About the same? What do y’all think?
By Angellaa
February 23, 2009 8:33 PM | Link to this
Hmm, very cognitive post. Is this theme good unough for the Digg?