tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post116090549586883954..comments2024-03-26T22:05:12.894+00:00Comments on Bear Alley: Brian BrasonStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-30952938270341806022007-01-08T23:47:00.000+00:002007-01-08T23:47:00.000+00:00Hi Steve,
I spoke to my nan at the weekend to try...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I spoke to my nan at the weekend to try & clarify a few things (we met over lunch and as I thought it would be rude to start writing while we ate I've had to try and commit as much to memory as possible!)... <br /><br />She confirmed that Brian used to work for i) Unlilever and ii) Coleman, Prentice and Porter and that he worked on TV advertising (no radio and no print). I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-63198280041225275292007-01-04T00:01:00.000+00:002007-01-04T00:01:00.000+00:00I'm always intrigued by writers, especially when l...I'm always intrigued by writers, especially when little is known about them. You never know what alleyways you're going to be exploring when you start digging into the life of any author.<br /><br />If your nan can add any details, I'll revamp the main entry to take in all the information you have sent.<br /><br />According to a website I found (www.adslogans.co.uk/), the slogan "A Mars a day Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-65509918893881979772007-01-03T23:26:00.000+00:002007-01-03T23:26:00.000+00:00Hi, I'm short on specifics. I know he worked for s...Hi, I'm short on specifics. I know he worked for some of the big advertising agencies but not sure on their names. I think he came up with the following slogans:<br /><br />'Wilkinson sword, the name on the finest blade' and 'A Mars a day helps you work rest and play' (although I think this one may have been Murray Walker?).<br /><br />He never went to uni as he came from a working class Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-75089658014718322102006-11-29T08:27:00.000+00:002006-11-29T08:27:00.000+00:00You're absolutely right. Luke B. Brason is how his...You're absolutely right. Luke B. Brason is how his birth was registered (in South Shields).<br /><br />Do you know anything more about Brian? Was he a journalist? Did he write any comics? Or was he, perhaps, a PR man for Lever Bros.?<br /><br />Any further information would be most welcome.<br /><br />Thanks for getting in touch.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Steve.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-64776151124823329092006-11-29T01:35:00.000+00:002006-11-29T01:35:00.000+00:00you are right, one and the same (he was my grandad...you are right, one and the same (he was my grandad). I think I remember my nan saying his first name was Luke. So he was Luke Brian Brason, but known to all as Brian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com