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Unpublished Memoir: Ben Laitin's Real-Life 'Mad Men' Memories
By Chris Epting - AOL NewsThe late Ben Laitin was a high-flying Madison Avenue executive in the 1960s. He lived the life that inspired AMC's "Mad Men" and worked alongside Draper Daniels, a legendary copy writer and executive whom many believe inspired the Don Draper character. Following are excerpts from Latin's memoir, "AD MAN – Big Shots Write Memoirs, Little Shots Just Reminisce," written shortly before his death. Here, Laitin writes about the creation of the Marlboro Man campaign. The soft, seductive, vaguely familiar voice oozed through the telephone. "This is Myra Daniels, Ben. I'm calling to wish you a ...
The Real Life Mad Men: Man Finds His Grandfather in Don Draper's Show
By Chris Epting - AOL NewsOver the past four seasons, "Mad Men" has become a pop culture phenomenon, putting viewers in a martini-soaked time machine back to the golden age of the advertising industry. But for one viewer, the show is more than a glimpse back in time -- it's a glimpse into the family photo album. For Josh Lurie, the story starts with his late grandfather, an advertising giant who worked alongside the man believed to be the inspiration for "Mad Men." It's been widely speculated that the show's lead character, Don Draper (played by Jon Hamm), is loosely based on Draper Daniels, a revolutionary ...
'Mad Men' and the Evolution of the Office Party
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyDon't dress too provocatively. Don't drink too much alcohol. Don't talk too loud. Don't do anything that might embarrass you in front of the boss. Today's rules for the office holiday party are dizzying. (That's right. You can't even call it a Christmas party anymore.) When it comes to the office party, is newer better? What's the point of a year-end celebration if you can't, as the saying goes, let your hair down? In modern times, does no smoking and no drinking add up to no fun? "Mad Men" on Sunday revealed a glimpse of the parties of Christmas past: free-flowing alcohol, conga lines ...
Boys Will Be Boys in 'Mad Men'
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyMary, I see what you see in John Slattery, and by extension, his character, Roger Sterling, the party boy and privileged scion of a pedigreed WASP family. Last season Roger traded in his wife for a young secretary after surviving a heart attack in the midst of a Labor Day weekend bacchanal. ...
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