The Real Mad Men of Advertising The 1950s (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History

The Real Mad Men of Advertising

The 1950s (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, History

In a post-war world, advertisers tantalized consumers with visions of futuristic homes and cars, shiny jewelry, and the newest home appliances. Advertising harnessed buying power that created an unprecedented consumer boom.

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Jan 8, 2017 (United States)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Tony Barber Producer Producer See fewer	The Turtle Dreamers
Bryan Batt Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Nancy Davis Self - Curator, National Museum of American History Self - Curator, National Museum of American History See fewer	Greatest Mysteries (2013)
Kathleen Franz Self - Curator, National Museum of American History Self - Curator, National Museum of American History See fewer	Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (2020)
Ellen Freund Self Self See fewer	Vanilla Sky (2001)
Emily H. Gilson Tupperware Party Housewife Tupperware Party Housewife See fewer	Rustin (2023)
Dot Gregory Woman in red dress Woman in red dress See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Matt Gulbranson Pizza roll guy Pizza roll guy See fewer	Body of Lies (2008)
Steven Heller Self - Co-Chair, MFA Design Department, School of Visual Arts Self - Co-Chair, MFA Design Department, School of Visual Arts See fewer	Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012)
Eric Jentsch Self - Curator, National Museum of American History Self - Curator, National Museum of American History See fewer	The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017)
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Jane Maas Self - Former Ad Executive & Author Self - Former Ad Executive & Author See fewer	American Fable (2016)
Joseph Malherek Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017)
Cynthia B. Meyers Self - Associate Professor, College of Mount Saint Vincent Self - Associate Professor, College of Mount Saint Vincent See fewer	The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017)
Robert Morse Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
David Ogilvy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Eye on New York (1956)
Shirley Polykoff Self - Former Creative Director, Foote, Cone & Belding (archive footage) Self - Former Creative Director, Foote, Cone & Belding (archive footage) See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Fath Davis Ruffins Self - Curator, National Museum of American History Self - Curator, National Museum of American History See fewer	Daring Women Doctors (2020)
John Slattery Narrator Narrator See fewer	Spotlight (I) (2015)
Robert J. Thompson Self - Director, Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture, Syracuse University (as Robert Thompson) Self - Director, Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture, Syracuse University (as Robert Thompson) See fewer	Up Front Tonight (1998)
Harold D. Wallace Jr. Self - Associate Curator, National Museum of American History Self - Associate Curator, National Museum of American History See fewer	The Real Mad Men of Advertising (2017)
Matthew Weiner Self Self See fewer	Mad Men (2007)
Ronald Woodhead Fiancé Fiancé See fewer	Hunters (2020)