John Orr Young
Organization founder
1886 – 1976
Who was John Orr Young?
John Orr Young was an American advertiser who, with Raymond Rubicam, founded the Young & Rubicam advertising agency.
His first job in advertising was at the Salt Lake City Tribune in 1909; in 1910, he joined Lord & Thomas, and in 1913, he was hired by Procter & Gamble to manage advertising for Crisco.
In 1918, he worked at the Armstrong agency in Chicago, where he shared an office with Raymond Rubicam. In 1921, he worked at N. W. Ayer & Son, where Rubicam was again his coworker. In 1923, Rubicam was denied a promotion to partner, and he and Young left Ayer to found their own agency.
In 1927, Young left the firm of Young & Rubicam, and in 1934 he retired from advertising.
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1886
Leon - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 1, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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