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• Casa De Guillermo, the Most Stunning Estate in Palm Springs California.

  

  My father, Bill Williams, wanted an estate where he could retreat from the world and gracefully grow old with Gloria. Casa de Guillermo was the ultimate... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Never Before Seen Photos of Maybelline Heir, Bill Williams, Palm Springs...

  

  Marie Dressler My father, Bill Williams, beautiful Estate Casa De Guillermo, was built for Silent Film Star Marie Dressler in 1929. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• My Tribute to Hollywood's Mermaid, Ester Williams - Dead at 91

  

  Ester Williams was second in earnings only to Betty Grable , in the 1940's. However, while Grable sang and danced her way to the top of box office success... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• You Know It's Summer When My Cousin BB1 is Back on Stage with the Beach Boys

  

  BB1 on stage with the Beach Boys Last Memorial Day I posted several pictures of BB1 with the Beach Boys, at the Santa Barbara Bowl, while they were on their 50... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• L'Oreal Buy's Maybelline for $660 Million in 1996 :

  

  Cosmetics: The French company, already the industry's largest, would get a much bigger share of the U.S. market. In 1967 Williams sold Maybelline to Plough, Inc... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Wasserstein Perella Paid $300 Million for Maybelline in 1990, Replacing Linda...

  

  In 1991, the company adopted its current advertising slogan, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe It's Maybelline Schering did not belong in the eye beauty... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• In 1991, the Company Adopted Its Current Advertising Slog...

  

  In 1991, the company adopted its current advertising slogan, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe It's Maybelline Schering did not belong in the eye beauty... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Wonder Woman - Linda Carter... Maybelline's Beauty Fashion Coordinator and Face...

  

  Deborah Foreman for Maybelline 1981-1985 Focusing of real women campaign, with model, Deborah Foreman In the 1980's Maybelline received a boost when the... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Obituaries - Maybelline Founder Tom Lyle Williams 1896 - 1976 and Plough Inc....

  

  As I march through the history of Maybelline's mergers and buyouts, I have to pause and acknowledge my great uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, founder of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Schering-Plough Corporation Takes the Reigns and Introduces FRESH AND LOVELY in...

  

  If you haven't read my book The Maybelline Story, you can't appreciate the impact this merger had on the stock that all the Maybelline stockholders received at... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• FORMER QUIZ KID ROCKS "MAYBELLINE COMMERCIALS" IN THE 1970's

  

  Original Quiz Kid Mary Ann Anderson Mary Ann Anderson joined the Chicago's original Maybelline Company in 1964, soon after Ultra Lash Mascara was born. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Maybelline's FACE LIFT Attracts an Exploding 1970s Youth Market and...

  

  As disappointed as Tom Lyle Williams and his devoted employees were that the Maybelline Company left Chicago and moved to Tennessee, Abe Plough had a method to... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Abe Plough Failed to Carry out His Promise to Tom Lyle Williams and His...

  

  According to a letter from Tom Lyle Williams Jr's., to all Maybelline employees, dated October 6,1967: "We hardly need to say that one of the paramount... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Abe Plough, Owner of the Largest Pharmaceutical Company, Plough Inc. in the Worl...

  

  Abe Plough built a business empire, (Plough Inc.) which included drugs, cosmetics, (Maybelline) and St. Joseph’s Aspirin. His company merged with Schering in... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Original Newspaper Articles and Letters Depicting the Merger Between Maybelline...

  

  Harris A. Neil Jr. yearbook picture 1952, Michigan State This week I will be posting the original newspaper articles and letters explaining the Merger between... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Memorial Tributes to Our Maybelline Family Veterans, Along with Special...

  

  Memorial Day Memories from Maybelline Family Veterans. Veteran from the Great War, WW 1, Preston Williams. UPCOMING EVENTS.... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Tom Lyle Williams Letter to Rags Ragland Stating Regrets Over Selling the...

  

  Alan A. Ragland and Sharrie Willilams Excerpted from a letter from Alan A. Ragland, (Rags Ragland's son.) Alan also wrote the preface for The Maybelline Story... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Maybelline Company Operated “beneath the Radar” Before the Merger, Keeping...

  

  9. END NOTES AND FILE MATERIALS By Harris A. Neil Jr. This closing section contains miscellaneous materials from my files that relate to the previous... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Tom Lyle Williams Donates the Maybelline Building and 100 Million Dollars to...

  

  8. LINGERING TOUCHES By Harris A. Neil Jr. And that’s how things stood as the family and I moved to Colorado. It could have been the end of the story, but the... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Despite the Magnitude of Tom Lyle Williams Generosity, the Gift Got Absolutely N...

  

  7. THE GIFT By Harris A. Neil Tom Lyle Williams at his home in Bel Air California, May, 1968 click to enlarge On a Saturday in late May, 1968 all eligible... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 CULTURE, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE