About Don Tennant
Lived 1922 – 2001 (aged 79). Don Tennant was a businessperson.
Donald G. Tennant (November 23, 1922 – December 8, 2001) was an American advertising agency executive.
He worked at the Leo Burnett agency in Chicago, Illinois. The agency placed anthropomorphic faces of 'critters' on packaged goods. Tennant was in charge of the Marlboro account and invented the Marlboro Man.
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Who was Don Tennant?
Advertising executive (1922–2001)
When was Don Tennant born?
Don Tennant was born on 23 November 1922.
When did Don Tennant die?
Don Tennant died on 8 December 2001.
What was Don Tennant's occupation?
Don Tennant was a businessperson.
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