The Life & Times of Steve Hannagan

Learn about Steve Hannagan, ‘The man who refined product placement to an art and who worked closely with many of the leading movie studios, Broadway shows, and radio programs of his era.’ He was also one of the founders of modern public relations, the blog will describe his many publicity campaigns and his contributions to marketing and publicity campaigns.

 

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Steve Hannagan at the founding of the Quiet Birdmen

Steve Hannagan at the founding of the Quiet Birdmen Steve Hannagan found himself at an early meeting of the Quiet Birdmen, a club of twenty aviators many of them who had flown in WWI. The group met at Marta, an Italian restaurant located at…
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Hannagan & Standard Oil

Did Steve Hannagan Help Standard Oil Oppose Mexico’s Expropriation of Foreign Oil Companies? The Blog author has received a question: “Could we confirm if Steve Hannagan was in charge of a campaign on behalf of the Standard Oil Corporation…
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Toni Corcoran Interview

Interview with Mrs. Toni Breihan: A Favorite Secretary of Steve Hannagan From New York model and secretary, to WWII war bride, to 1950’s St. Louis homemaker, to supportive parent and volunteer, to a professional St. Louis tour guide and…
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Random Notes – Special Issue #1

Steve Hannagan Random Notes – Special Issue #1 Random Notes: Here are several items that do not appear in the book but illustrate who Steve Hannagan was. Final Event of the 1939 Baseball Centennial On June 12, 1939, Steve Hannagan…
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Steve Hannagan’s Health Regimen

Description of Steve Hannagan Hannagan’s face was distinctively Irish – ruddy glow, moon shaped, and deeply tanned during the winter season in Miami Beach and by regular application of a sun lamp. His hair was parted on the left side…
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Steve Hannagan and the Stork Club

The Stork Club at 3 East 53rd Street, just east of Fifth Avenue, was the haute café of entertainers, chief executives, gossip columnists, sports figures, and respected publicists like Steve Hannagan. If you were unknown and…
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