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"I came into advertising in 1961. I had been turned down for jobs on the Ford account in the late Fif..." — Jerry Della Femina

I came into advertising in 1961. I had been turned down for jobs on the Ford account in the late Fifties as 'not their type.' If it hadn't been for Bill Bernbach, I would now be sitting in some luncheonette, continuing my life as a messenger.
Jerry Della Femina
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