Former Adman Joanou Dead at 77

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Phil Joanou, the former CEO of Interpublic Group’s Dailey & Associates, died Nov. 20 of complications resulting from cancer. The Los Angeles adman, who was also known as the impetus behind The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, was 77.
 
After Joanou retired in 1994, he moved to Manhattan to study painting and his work was exhibited in galleries across the U.S. and in Europe.
 
The Phoenix native spent his ad career in Southern California, working at agencies like Grey Advertising and Doyle Dane Bernbach.



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