Having met Maurice Drake many years ago when he paid a visit to our Brentwood Writers' Circle - living as he did in Brentwood at the time - how sad it is that I wasn't able to interview him as planned, due to covid. We had planned a visit from me to his Brighton nursing home in the spring and I appreciated the help from his friends.
In an industry that is so reliant on words and trends - even sixty years ago - it was Maurice who thought up the slogan 'Beanz meanz Heinz' when he worked for that famous advertising agency Young & Rubicam. Maurice was an author, too, and I managed to glimpse the title of his book 'Hollering Up a Tree', which he brought with him to Brentwood, plus some other features and, recently was privileged to read part of his memoir. Our warm thoughts go out to his proud family.
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