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Leo Burnett

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American advertising executive

United StatesJournalistsLived 1891 to 1971 · aged 79
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Leo Burnett was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company, Inc.

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Leo Burnett was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company, Inc. He was responsible for creating some of advertising's most well-known characters and campaigns of the 20th century, including Tony the Tiger, the Marlboro Man, the Maytag Repairman, United's "Fly the Friendly Skies", and Allstate's "Good Hands", and for garnering relationships with multinational clients such as McDonald's, Hallmark and Coca-Cola. In 1999, Burnett was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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United States
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Journalist
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deceased
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Lived 1891 to 1971 · aged 79
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