Victor Gustav Bloede (advertising)

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Victor Gustav Bloede III
Born(1920-01-31)January 31, 1920
DiedFebruary 10, 1999(1999-02-10) (aged 79)
EducationUniversity of Maryland
OccupationAdvertising executive
EmployerBenton & Bowles
Spouse(s)Merle Huie
(m. 1945; his death)
Parent(s)Victor Gustav Bloede, II.
Helen (née Yoe) Bloede

Victor Gustav Bloede III (31 January 1920 – 10 February 1999), was an advertising executive for Benton & Bowles who introduced the slogan Good to the last drop for Maxwell House coffee.[1]

He married Merle Huie, daughter of Hulon William and Anna (née Lohn) Huie, on March 11, 1945. Merle was born in Brady, Texas, on May 4, 1921.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ King, Sharon R. (February 13, 1999). "Victor G. Bloede, 79, Ex-Chief Of Benton & Bowles, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  2. ^ Marquis Who's Who, LLC (1983), Who's Who of American Women, 1983-1984 (13 ed.), Marquis Who's Who, p. 74, ISBN 978-0-8379-0413-9