- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
1924 - 1935
Food & Tobacco
b. 1874
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1874 - 1935 |
| Birthplace | North Carolina (NC) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Executive, High-Level |
Gray developed the famous advertising slogan for Camel cigarettes: “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” An early radio advertiser, Gray sponsored the Camel Pleasure Hour in the 1930s. Gray led the campaign against Lucky Strike, which vied with Camel for the top spot in the American cigarette market during the 1930s and 40s.