Powell, 63, Eisaman CD, Dies

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Adrienne Powell, former senior vice president and creative director of Eisaman, Johns & Laws (now Lois/EJL), died Aug. 1 of lung cancer. She was 63.
Powell is best known for writing copy for EJL campaigns for clients including Pennzoil, Cooper Tire, Giorgio Beverly Hills and Neutrogena, among others. She was “the voice of Arnold Palmer” in the professional golfer’s role as Pennzoil’s advertising spokes-person, penning 31 of the 36 Palmer TV spots produced for the client.
A native of San Francisco, Powell became a vice president four years after joining EJL in 1971 from Helene Rubenstein, Playboy and Hall & Levine Advertising.

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