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Her image sells millions
of products.
Her advice inspired generations.
Her name is known around
the world.
But Betty Crocker's very existence is questionable.
This is her story.
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Finding Betty Crocker,
By Susan Marks
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Share your Betty Crocker Story!
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Did you win a Betty Crocker
Scholarship? Were you shocked to find out Betty Crocker
isn't "real"? Do you remember listening to her
radio program? Did you get married on Betty Crocker's Bride
and Groom Television program? Does the whole concept of
Betty Crocker make you mad?
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Email Susan! susan.marks@findingbettycrocker.com
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ANSWERING the question of why everyone
was buying what Betty was selling,
Susan Marks offers an
entertaining, charming, and utterly unique look, through
words and pictures, of an
American icon situated between profound symbolism and classic
kitchen kitsch.
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SUSAN
MARKS’S interest in Betty Crocker
began during her stint as a tour guide for the
Minnesota Historical Society, then evolved into
a master's thesis, documentary film project,
and ultimately, this book. She has her own Minneapolis
based video production company, Lazy Susan Productions.
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Happy 85th Birthday Betty Crocker!
2006 |
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© 2005 Susan Marks
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Betty Crocker is a registered trademark
of General Mills Inc.
Images courtesy of the General Mills Archives. |
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