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Charmin Icon Dies at 91

TV adman played Mr. Whipple, who urged customers to refrain from squeezing

By Michael O'Connor, Newser User

Posted Nov 19, 2007 10:57 PM CST

(Newser) – Dick Wilson, the actor who played Charmin's Mr. Whipple for 21 years, died today at the age of 91, the AP reports. Although he did stints at Disney and had parts in popular television shows of the 1960s, Wilson will be widely remembered as the... Read full story »

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