Friday 13 September 2013

Brian Sollitt: 1938-2013

Inventor of the After Eight mint, a larger-than-life character, he never married etc etc.

"After Eight wafer-thin mints have the same effect on me as camellias and candlelight,” she trilled. “They make me feel expensive, pampered and gay”- 1963 advert.

Legal notice: This blogpost is based purely on idle speculation, but that's journalism for you.

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