John Orr Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Orr Young
American advertiser
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1886
Place of Birth: Leon, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 01-May-1976
Profession: advertising person
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John Orr Young
- John Orr Young (June 25, 1886 – May 1, 1976) 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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